Her habit of using “like” in every sentence was just one of her idiosyncrasies. The current system has a few idiosyncrasies.
Recent Examples on the WebOwing to an idiosyncrasy of Texas legal procedure, litigants can seek out specific judges by filing their suits in individual judicial districts. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022 But as the broader culture becomes less tolerant of public displays of anger, and with an increasing number of close calls on the court, racket smashing suddenly no longer seems like an entertaining idiosyncrasy.New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 The performance-art aspect of the project is matched by the idiosyncrasy of the inventory. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2022 On its stage vanishes … An idiosyncrasy of the book is Gorman’s fondness for didactic digressions.New York Times, 7 Dec. 2021 Of course, the candid conversations reveal some of the artists' idiosyncrasies. Amir Vera, CNN, 23 May 2020 What would the idiosyncrasies of my park date’s body be? Alexandra Jones, refinery29.com, 19 May 2020 The for-profit world can’t afford idiosyncrasies like these. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 11 Apr. 2020 According to Reich, who directs one of the FluSight Network’s four participating teams, the ensemble approaches make optimal use of the component models’ idiosyncrasies. Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
Greek idiosynkrasia, from idio- + synkerannynai to blend, from syn- + kerannynai to mingle, mix — more at crater