The Only Use of
eccentric
in
Lord of the Flies
- The creature was a party of boys, marching approximately in step in two parallel lines and dressed in strangely eccentric clothing.
p. 19.7eccentric = unconventional or strange
Definitions:
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(1)
(eccentric) unconventional or strange; or a person with such traits -- often in a way that seems interesting or harmless
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, in technical usage, eccentric can mean "not concentric".