atypical

adjective/eɪˈtɪpɪkəl/

Frequency rank: #11,456 most common English word

Meaning

Not representative of a type, group, or class; unusual or abnormal.

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Example sentence

Her symptoms were atypical and did not match any common illness the doctor had seen before.

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