distinctive, typical
(adjective) of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; âJerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavorâ- Curtis Wilkie; âthat is typical of you!â
typical
(adjective) conforming to a type; âthe typical (or normal) Americanâ; âtypical teenage behaviorâ
typical
(adjective) exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; âa typical American girlâ; âa typical suburban communityâ; âthe typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a yearâ; âa painting typical of the Impressionist schoolâ; âa typical romantic poemâ; âa typical case of arteritisâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
typical (comparative more typical, superlative most typical)
Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.
Normal, average; to be expected.
(taxonomy) Of a lower taxon, containing the type of the higher taxon.
• See also common
• atypical
typical (plural typicals)
Anything that is typical, normal, or standard.
• clay pit, claypit
Source: Wiktionary
Typ"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. typicus, Gr. typique. See Type.]
1. Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative. The Levitical priesthood was only typical of the Christian. Atterbury.
2. (Nat. Hist.)
Definition: Combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group; as, a typical genus.
– Typ"ic*al*ly, adv.
– Typ"ic*al*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 January 2025
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; ââI canât tell you when the manager will arrive,â he said rather uninformativelyâ
The word âcoffeeâ entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch âkoffie,â borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish âkahve,â borrowed in turn from the Arabic âqahwah.â The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
