Adjective
(comparative more idiosyncratic, superlative most idiosyncratic)
- Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.
Origin
From idiosyncrasy
idiosyncratic
adjective
- An example of an idiosyncratic person is someone who does a lot of out of the ordinary things.
- An example of an idiosyncratic trait is the way a person always deals with disappointment.
- An example of an idiosyncratic reaction to a drug is the unique way that someone reacts to a medication.
The definition of idiosyncratic is quirky or peculiar, or the temperament which is unique to an individual.
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Sentence Examples
- There may be a delay or total lack of language or the use of repetitive and idiosyncratic language.
- Nonverbal communication could be gestures, idiosyncratic movements, cultural habits, posture, involuntary physiological responses to stimuli, and "costumes and scenery."
- Drug sensitivities (also called idiosyncratic reactions or unusual adverse reactions) do not involve the child's immune system or the release of histamine.
- Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is also called symptomatic porphyria, porphyria cutanea symptomatica, and idiosyncratic porphyria.
- Idiosyncratic movements are those little things you do that may or may not mean much.
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