idiosyncratic

[ id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik, -sing- ]

/ ˌɪd i oʊ sɪnˈkræt ɪk, -sɪŋ- /

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adjective

pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual: The best minds are idiosyncratic and unpredictable as they follow the course of scientific discovery.

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id·i·o·syn·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Her striking new, vinyl-only single once again confirms St. Vincent's idiosyncratic talent.

Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent? |David Yaffe |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
However, there are a handful of new or idiosyncratic items that I throw into the conversation.

Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Laundry Pods, Teething Necklaces, and More Of The Weirdest Stuff Sending Kids to the E.R. |Russell Saunders |November 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In 2012, Bentivolio filed as a long-shot primary candidate to take on idiosyncratic five-term incumbent Thaddeus McCotter.

Tea Party Reindeer Farmer Faces Extinction |Ben Jacobs |July 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He dropped a few hints about the “small,” “idiosyncratic” black-and-white movie that he will shoot after he finishes Crimson Peak.

Guillermo del Toro on Hardcore Gothic ‘Crimson Peak’ and ‘Pacific Rim 2’ |Andrew Romano |July 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

So did drivers across Europe, who launched their own idiosyncratic protests Wednesday.

Anti-Uber Protests Shut Down Euro Cities |Nico Hines |June 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They were organized by idiosyncratic subject categories, and alphabetical by author within those categories.

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town |Cory Doctorow
I say I don't know; but he was a landmark of the place, idiosyncratic enough to be stamped indelibly on at any rate one retina.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 25, 1914 |Various
Indeed, those having an idiosyncratic susceptibility to alkaloids should be temperate in the use of tea, coffee, or cocoa.

All About Coffee |William H. Ukers
Idiosyncratic spellings, where no other correct instances are to be found, are allowed to stand.

A short history of Rhode Island |George Washington Greene
His cruelty proceeded from no innate or idiosyncratic ferocity.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for idiosyncratic

idiosyncratic

/ (ˌɪdɪəʊsɪŋˈkrætɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to idiosyncrasy; characteristic of a specific person

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idiosyncratically, adverb

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