uncharacteristically

Word parts

uncharacteristic + -ally

Adverb

Positive uncharacteristically

Comparative more uncharacteristically

Superlative most uncharacteristically

1. If something is uncharacteristically large, small etc., it is so in a way that is not normal for it or for things of its kind.
   • Antonym: characteristically

   He was uncharacteristically fidgety, almost as if he was afraid of something.