Average and Eccentric

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Average adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

Usage example: just an average day at the office

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Eccentric is an antonym for average.

Nearby Words: aver, averaged, averaging, averager

Eccentric adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.

Usage example: his eccentric decorating style isn't going over well with the neighbors

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Average is an antonym for eccentric in odd topic.

old	old average	old eccentric
mad	mad average	mad eccentric

Krazy Kat is widely praised as one of the best comic strips of the 20th century, yet average readers find it way too eccentric and dont get what all the fuss is about.

Source: Critical Dissonance
Muggle Foster Parents: Though they're a lot more eccentric than the average instance of this trope, being a Mad Scientist and his assistant.

Source: Anime / Hyper Speed GranDoll
Brainy Brunette: Averted with Delia, who's simply a brunette with huge glasses but is of average intelligence, and is merely eccentric.

Source: Series / I Didn't Do It

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