Adjective : eccentric conduct; an eccentric person. ,an eccentric wheel. From Dictionary.com.
A person who behaves eccentrically is a "screwball.". From Wordnik.com. [Baseball Today and Tomorrow] Reference
Then I saw the stern of the vessel swing eccentrically about. From Wordnik.com. [Guardsman Of Gor]
Wright, Times cartoonist whose eccentrically English debut from Jonathan. From Wordnik.com. [Hot news from Paul Gravett on another COMICA talk...] Reference
Okay, so the Coen brothers are famous for being eccentrically different. From Wordnik.com. [February « 2008 « First 50 Words – Writing Prompts] Reference
Omega is a planet which revolves eccentrically around a double star system. From Wordnik.com. [The Status Civilization] Reference
We were no targets for their rifles, since we moved with speed, eccentrically. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Pillars of Wisdom] Reference
As I recall, it was either glossed over or regarded as eccentrically endearing. From Wordnik.com. [Ignorance is the mother of violence (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
Our cat sadly no longer with us started to behave eccentrically in her old age. From Wordnik.com. [Temi catches another one!] Reference
She wears an eccentrically wide-brimmed hat, tied under her chin with a feathery scarf. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Three Junes by Julia Glass] Reference
During balancing screws are turned into these bores for the eccentrically chucked tool. From Wordnik.com. [2. Assembly of a Routing Machine] Reference
Winter, who has long white hair and white eyelashes and who dresses eccentrically, sang. From Wordnik.com. [Jon Stewart's Unhappy Sojourn on Planet Hollywood] Reference
He doesn't dwell on the downside of things, but comes across as eccentrically level headed. From Wordnik.com. [badger Diary Entry] Reference
A heavier piece rolled eccentrically to the edge of the dock and dropped off into the river. From Wordnik.com. [Anywhen]
A little later Mr. Poynter produced a green bug mounted eccentrically upon a bit of birch bark. From Wordnik.com. [Diane of the Green Van] Reference
I'm using the word very specifically and possibly eccentrically to mean not returning evil for evil. From Wordnik.com. [Right Speech] Reference
There was such an eccentrically lovable pedant — a Mr. Chips or a Mr. Pnin — in Professor Nabokov. From Wordnik.com. [The Novelist as Pedagogue] Reference
Apart from being generally amazing, Jaclyn Moriarty's Finding Cassie Crazy is eccentrically hilarious. From Wordnik.com. [Funniest Novels Ever: here come the ladies] Reference
There's a socio-political edge to many of his lyrics, refracted so eccentrically as to avoid preachiness. From Wordnik.com. [FallNet - Hovis set-up in London's psoriasis] Reference
The eccentrically shaped galleries, for example, might inspire artists to create site-specific installations. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture for Art's Sake] Reference
The more eccentrically the force is applied, the less is the bearing capacity and the sooner a column buckles. From Wordnik.com. [2. Fundamentals of building statics] Reference
But these eccentrically oriented fanatics couldn't see it that way, and I had to pretend to go along with them. From Wordnik.com. [The Space Merchants]
The eccentrically but not interestingly cut unitard costumes in wine and plum hues are by Mr. Millepied himself. From Wordnik.com. [ABT's Rewards This Season Were in the Past] Reference
Anne Anderson, Ireland ambassador to the EU interpreted the message from voters last week somewhat eccentrically. From Wordnik.com. [Are they listening to themselves? - Part III] Reference
These evolved eccentrically into, for example, raw latex floor pieces with the round units jumbled, out of order. From Wordnik.com. [Eva Hesse.] Reference
I think I should patent that term - "eccentrically level" as it seems to describe the way I think people should be. From Wordnik.com. [badger Diary Entry] Reference
This placed pressure eccentrically on her neck, resulting in fracture of the right greater cornua of the hyoid bone. From Wordnik.com. [CRUEL AND UNUSUAL] Reference
The Niger is eccentrically shaped and flows in the opposite direction from what a knowledgeable person might expect. From Wordnik.com. [Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas]
Yes, having it delivered by an iconic, wild-haired, eccentrically-dressed female comic who opened the door for women. From Wordnik.com. [Barbara Schroeder: Phyllis Diller Still Cackling at 93!] Reference
She, too, had lived in urban solitude for years and now she acted eccentrically, wary of any attention coming her way. From Wordnik.com. [Another Supper] Reference
à It is eccentrically rustic at times, eerily nervous others, and, yet, still finds time to be epic in other places. From Wordnik.com. [In Case You Missed It Monday… ‘Ravenous’ | We Are Movie Geeks] Reference
In the world of comic-book superheroes, the Batman franchise has specialized in the most eccentrically colorful villains. From Wordnik.com. [Joke���s On Us: Nolan���s Noir Is Gloomy Echo of New York in 2008] Reference
The whole top edifice, which looked eccentrically naive and childlike, was painted red and surrounded by a railed platform. From Wordnik.com. [The Lighthouse]
The individual had a thick Vandyke beard, and his closely shaven black hair hugged his head in an eccentrically cut pattern. From Wordnik.com. [Star Trek: A Rock and a Hard Place] Reference
Anyway, it is a fascinating document; simple, homely, naive perhaps, eccentrically punctuated, and quite beautifully written. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and the angel of the lord]
He is an eccentrically complex character and I just really adore his art and bizarre flamboyancy as an artist and human being. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight Lexicon » Rob Pattinson as Dali] Reference
In 1870, Sainte-Beuve famously and eccentrically devoted his unrivaled literary talents to a lacerating indictment of Talleyrand. From Wordnik.com. [Charm Offensive] Reference
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