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atypical Definition

atypi·cal (ā tipi kəl)

adjective

not typical; not characteristic; abnormal

atypical Related Forms

atypi·cally adverb

atypical Usage Examples

Preposition: of

believer: As Peter Leithart points out, the ordo salutis of Abraham's life is, in many respects atypical of the regular believer.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

explore: I hardly had to look at the manual at all while exploring â quite atypical for music software.

Modifies a noun

  • antipsychotics: AIMS OF THE PROJECT To get a better insight in the use of atypical antipsychotics in Europe.
  • antipsychotic: There is no evidence to suggest the use of more than one atypical antipsychotic for any patients.
  • neuroleptics: Olanzapine is chemically distinct from many other atypical neuroleptics, but is distantly related to clozapine.
  • hyperplasia: Atypical hyperplasia or LCIS does not mean you will necessarily develop breast cancer in the future.
  • mycobacterium: Bacteria similar to tuberculosis ( called ' atypical mycobacteria ' ) can give rise to a condition which usually infects children.
  • scrapie: Common scrapie has never posed a risk to human health and the newer atypical scrapie has never been shown to transfer to humans.

Modifying Another Word

  • somewhat: Fishbourne is, however, a somewhat atypical Romano-British complex of buildings.
  • rather: The road will lead you on to a bay with a sandy beach, which is rather atypical for the Kvarner islands.
  • quite: I hardly had to look at the manual at all while exploring â quite atypical for music software.
  • very: Very atypical 1960s Jazz themes giving the film a surreal, distinctive edge.
  • not: The case of the new PSA test is not atypical.
  • highly: One result will be the discovery that Harrington was highly atypical.

Used with adjective complement

consider: From what I've read and heard, Bach is now considered somewhat atypical as far as Baroque composers go.

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