Distinguished
Distinguished adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Odd and distinguished are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Odd" instead an adjective "Distinguished".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Odd
Odd adjective - Being one of a pair or set without a corresponding mate.
Distinguished and odd are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinguished" instead an adjective "Odd".
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Bush is eventually promoted captain at the end of Flying Colours, in keeping with the odd custom of complimenting distinguished captains by promoting their first lieutenants (mostly out of the inability to promote the captains themselves).
Source: Literature / Horatio Hornblower -
Distinguished from an Odd Couple in that these are usually two characters in an ensemble show, or a regular character and a Recurrer; whereas an Odd Couple usually consists of the two main characters in a show.
Source: Odd Friendship -
Sister trope to Identical Twin ID Tag (who all get a unique look out of the deal), Odd Name Out (where something similar is done with names), King Mook (when they're distinguished because they're more powerful) and Mauve Shirt (another "generic" character who gets a bit more development).
Source: Uniformity Exception
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