HyperDic: characteristically

English > 1 sense of the word characteristically:
ADVERBallcharacteristicallyin characteristic manner
characteristically > pronunciation
Soundskeh.rahkterih'stihkliy
Rhymesably ... zealously: 1541 rhymes with liy...
English > characteristically: 1 sense > adverb 1
MeaningIn characteristic manner.
Example"he arrived characteristically late"
OppositeuncharacteristicallyIn uncharacteristic manner
Adjectivescharacteristictypical or distinctive / distinctive
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