Synonyms for untypical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : tip-i-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪp ɪ kəl


Définition of untypical

Origin :
  • c.1600, "symbolic, emblematic," from Medieval Latin typicalis "symbolic," from Late Latin typicus "of or pertaining to a type," from Greek typikos, from typos "impression" (see type (n.)). Sense of "characteristic" is first recorded 1850. Related: Typically.
  • adj not typical
Example sentences :
  • It is true that he was as untypical as Poe of the average citizen of "these states."
  • Extract from : « The American Spirit in Literature, » by Bliss Perry
  • It would be absurd to dismiss it as an excrescence, and untypical of the American mind.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Prefaces » by H. L. Mencken
  • That is why his press is so untypical; it gives the impression that he does waste breath.
  • Extract from : « New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 » by Various
  • Sssuri had been cool enough to note that while the human hunter had been only bewildered by the untypical actions of his quarry.
  • Extract from : « Star Born » by Andre Norton
  • The presence of masturbation in this case renders it untypical as a case of exhibitionism.
  • Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis
  • It was a typical camp of the later days upon the high prairie, and a not untypical set of men.
  • Extract from : « A Tramp's Notebook » by Morley Roberts
  • It would be untypical of the man not to give positive guarantees of his learning and respectability.
  • Extract from : « The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718) » by Joseph Trapp
  • One thing had been bothering Rick, aside from Steve's untypical attitude about rescuing Orvil.
  • Extract from : « The Flying Stingaree » by Harold Leland Goodwin

Antonyms for untypical

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