From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishuncharacteristicun‧char‧ac‧ter‧is‧tic /ʌnˌkærətəˈrɪstɪk◂/ adjectiveTYPICALnot typical of someone or something and therefore surprisinguncharacteristic ofIt’s uncharacteristic of her to be late. —uncharacteristically /-kli/ adverbHe was uncharacteristically quiet.Examples from the Corpusuncharacteristic• Whatever it was, it was uncharacteristic.• It was summer and despite the uncharacteristicchill in the air, the tourists were swarming the beaches.• It was summer and despite the uncharacteristic chill in the air, the tourists were swarming the beaches.• Not only is he facing an uncertainfuture, he is being forced to behave in an uncharacteristicfashion every day.• For a couple of minutes she gave in to another uncharacteristicfit of temper.• With uncharacteristicmodesty, Will explained his contribution to the development of the filmmedium.• It was just that it was so uncharacteristic of her.• Was the news of financialreversal enough to explain his uncharacteristicoutburst?• But there was a brief and uncharacteristicpause before he continued.• When the polls closed on election night, Democraticheadquarters had an uncharacteristictension.uncharacteristic of• It's uncharacteristic of Margaret to get so angry.