idiosyncraticaladj.

Brit.

/ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)sɪŋˈkratᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌɪdiəsɪŋˈkrædək(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s idosyncratical (transmission error), 1800s– idiosyncratical, 1900s– ideosyncratical.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: idio- comb. form, Greek συγκρατικός , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < idio- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek συγκρατικός (see idiosyncratic adj.) + -al suffix¹, after idiosyncrasy n. Earlier currency is perhaps implied by idiosyncratically adv. Compare later idiosyncratic adj.

Now rare.

= idiosyncratic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [adjective] > idiosyncratic

idiosyncrasical1633

idiosyncratical1670

idiocratical1727

comical1752

idiosyncratic1754

individualistic1861

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [adjective] > relating to individual nature

idiosyncratical1670

idiocratical1727

idiosyncratic1754

idiocratic1789

idiopathic1857

1670 E. Maynwaring Vita Sana & Longa (new ed.) vi. 70 The various natures..and idosyncratical [sic] properties of several bodies.

1826 J. Bentham Let. 5 Mar. in Corr. (2006) XII. 204 But if you come to dinner, and have idiosyncratical wants or tastes, tell me what they are, that I may provide for them.

a1832 J. Bentham Pannomial Fragm. in Wks. (1843) III. 226/2 Value may be distinguished into—1. General..; and 2. Special, or say idiosyncratical—value in the way of use in his own individual instance.

1893 C. Patmore Relig. Poetæ (1898) 40 Those of idiosyncratical enthusiasm.

1912 H. L. Mencken in Smart Set Feb. 151/2 I am able, thus mildly etherized, to enjoy and applaud many things that would otherwise baffle and alarm me... And that effect is not merely idiosyncratical, but universal.

1994 NPR: Weekend Edition (transcript of radio programme) (Nexis) 15 Oct. He ran Warner Brothers in the '70s and was responsible for some interesting and I think kind of idiosyncratical pictures, such as The Late Show.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	idiosyncratical
释义	idiosyncraticaladj. Brit. /ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)sɪŋˈkratᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌɪdiəsɪŋˈkrædək(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s idosyncratical (transmission error), 1800s– idiosyncratical, 1900s– ideosyncratical. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: idio- comb. form, Greek συγκρατικός , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < idio- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek συγκρατικός (see idiosyncratic adj.) + -al suffix¹, after idiosyncrasy n. Earlier currency is perhaps implied by idiosyncratically adv. Compare later idiosyncratic adj. Now rare. = idiosyncratic adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [adjective] > idiosyncratic idiosyncrasical1633 idiosyncratical1670 idiocratical1727 comical1752 idiosyncratic1754 individualistic1861 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [adjective] > relating to individual nature idiosyncratical1670 idiocratical1727 idiosyncratic1754 idiocratic1789 idiopathic1857 1670 E. Maynwaring Vita Sana & Longa (new ed.) vi. 70 The various natures..and idosyncratical [sic] properties of several bodies. 1826 J. Bentham Let. 5 Mar. in Corr. (2006) XII. 204 But if you come to dinner, and have idiosyncratical wants or tastes, tell me what they are, that I may provide for them. a1832 J. Bentham Pannomial Fragm. in Wks. (1843) III. 226/2 Value may be distinguished into—1. General..; and 2. Special, or say idiosyncratical—value in the way of use in his own individual instance. 1893 C. Patmore Relig. Poetæ (1898) 40 Those of idiosyncratical enthusiasm. 1912 H. L. Mencken in Smart Set Feb. 151/2 I am able, thus mildly etherized, to enjoy and applaud many things that would otherwise baffle and alarm me... And that effect is not merely idiosyncratical, but universal. 1994 NPR: Weekend Edition (transcript of radio programme) (Nexis) 15 Oct. He ran Warner Brothers in the '70s and was responsible for some interesting and I think kind of idiosyncratical pictures, such as The Late Show. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1670
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