idiosyncratic
pronunciation
How to pronounce idiosyncratic in British English:
UK [ˌɪdiəsɪŋˈkrætɪk]
How to pronounce idiosyncratic in American English:
US [ˌɪdiəsɪŋˈkrætɪk]
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- Adjective:
- peculiar to the individual
Word Origin
- idiosyncratic (n.)
- 1779, from idiosyncrasy + -ic. Earlier in same sense was idiosyncratical (1640s). Related: Idiosyncratically.
Example
- 1. The world 's biggest economy has adopted an idiosyncratic approach .
- 2. In fact , modern mobile devices are not idiosyncratic consumer devices .
- 3. This suggests some idiosyncratic factors may be at work .
- 4. If jefferson was a christian of any kind , he was an idiosyncratic one .
- 5. Others are more idiosyncratic .