Eccentric
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
Standard
Standard adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Usage example: a standard bandage is all that that wound needs
How words are described
| old | old eccentric | old standard |
Both words in one sentence
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Several forms of air travel are shown, but are the creations of eccentric inventors and not standard.
Source: Literature / The Moomins - Wodehouse was writing a standard-issue Boarding School serial about a kid named Mike when an eccentric supporting character stole the show...none other than Psmith.
Source: Demoted To Extra / Literature - Lieutenant General Henry "Gunfighter" Emerson was undoubtedly eccentric and his activities somewhat questionable by conventional thinking (he tried to make new sports out of basketball or soccer by fielding battalions or brigades instead of just a standard team, and this was just of many examples).
Source: Crazy Awesome / Real Life
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