All 4 Uses of
eccentric
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- There was no sign of any violence, and the water was but two feet deep, so that the jury, having regard to his known eccentricity, brought in a verdict of 'suicide.'†
Chpt 5eccentricity = unconventional or strange behavior
- Botany variable, geology profound as regards the mud-stains from any region within fifty miles of town, chemistry eccentric, anatomy unsystematic, sensational literature and crime records unique, violin-player, boxer, swordsman, lawyer, and self-poisoner by cocaine and tobacco.†
Chpt 5
- Indeed, from the direction of the Metropolitan Station no one was coming save the single gentleman whose eccentric conduct had drawn my attention.†
Chpt 11
- After all, if these people had strange fads and expected obedience on the most extraordinary matters, they were at least ready to pay for their eccentricity.
Chpt 12 *eccentricity = unconventional or strange behavior
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".