idiosyncratic
adjective/ˌɪdiəsɪŋˈkrætɪk/
Frequency rank: #13,798 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Peculiar to an individual; having unusual or distinctive characteristics.
Example sentence
His idiosyncratic habit of humming while reading made his classmates smile.
Synonyms & related words
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