Both Uses of
eccentric
in
Howards End
- "Auntie gets more eccentric lately," she said nervously.
Part 33 *eccentric = unconventional or strange
- I was meaning that when she was eccentric in the past, one could trace it back to the heart in the long-run.†
Part 34
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".