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heteroclite.

Irregularly declined or inflected.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/
  1. Irregularly declined or inflected.

  2. Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.

    dated
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + κλίνω (klínō, “lean, incline”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.

noun/ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/
  1. An irregularly declined or inflected word.

  2. A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups.

  3. A person who is unconventional; a maverick.

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin heteroclitus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερόκλιτος (heteróklitos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + κλίνω (klínō, “lean, incline”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-.

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