IDIOSYNCRATIC


Meaning of IDIOSYNCRATIC in English

I. |idēə|sin|krad.]ik, -dē(ˌ)ō|s-, -siŋ|-, -at], ]ēk adjective

Etymology: from idiosyncrasy, after such pairs as English apostasy : apostatic

1.

a. : peculiar to the individual

an idiosyncratic gesture

b. : of, relating to, or resulting from idiosyncrasy

idiosyncratic response to a drug

idiosyncratic disease

2. : marked by idiosyncrasy : eccentric

is so idiosyncratic in his literary judgments that it is impossible to think of him as a sound critic — Saturday Review

• id·i·o·syn·crat·i·cal·ly ]ə̇k(ə)lē, ]ēk-, -li\ adverb

II. noun

( -s )

: one that is idiosyncratic

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