Thursday 22nd September 2016
Eccentric /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/
Adjective
1. Deviating or departing from convention, esp in a bizarre manner; irregular or odd
2. Situated away from the centre or the axis
3. Not having a common centre: eccentric circles Compare concentric
Quote
And if it seems too eccentric to choose an eccentric as your guide to a new
home, in this case it works perfectly.
Beguiling Books on Steroids Make
Interactive Reading a Pleasure
Malcolm Jones 26 June 2014
Origin
Adj.
1550’s, from Middle French eccentrique and directly from Medieval Latin
Eccentricus.
Figurative sense of "odd, whimsical" first recorded 1620’s.
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