atypically-modified
|a-typ-i-cal-ly-mod-i-fied|
/eɪˈtɪpɪkli ˈmɒdɪfaɪd/
non-standard alteration
Etymology
'atypically-modified' originates from the combination of 'atypical' and 'modified'. 'Atypical' comes from Greek 'a-' meaning 'not' and 'typikos' meaning 'typical'. 'Modified' comes from Latin 'modificare', where 'modus' meant 'measure' and 'facere' meant 'to make'.
'Atypical' evolved from the Greek 'atypikos' to the modern English 'atypical'. 'Modified' transformed from Latin 'modificare' to the modern English 'modified'.
Initially, 'atypical' meant 'not typical', and 'modified' meant 'to make changes'. Together, they describe something altered in a non-standard way.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describes something that has been changed or altered in a way that is not typical or usual.
The experiment yielded atypically-modified results that were unexpected.
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