Meanings
comparative more uncharacteristically · superlative most uncharacteristically
- In an uncharacteristic manner.
Oakheart shifted his paws, looking uncharacteristically awkward. "I can't stop thinking about you," he blurted out.
2009, Erin Hunter [pseudonym; Erin Hunter Team], Warriors Super Edition: Bluestar's Prophecy, page 4201 more example
This newfound infatuation renders Bart uncharacteristically vulnerable. He suddenly has something to care about beyond causing trouble and makes a dramatic transformation from hell-raiser to gentleman about town.
2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin uncharacteristic manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
- Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
- Ancient Greekχαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō)
- Ancient Greekχᾰρᾰκτηριστῐκός (khărăktēristĭkós)
- Englishcharacteristic
- Englishuncharacteristic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishuncharacteristically
From uncharacteristic + -ally.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
uncharacteristically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncharacteristically
“uncharacteristically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncharacteristically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncharacteristically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncharacteristically.
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