Both Uses of
eccentric
in
Running in the Family
- The bloodline was considered eccentric (one Dickman had set herself on fire) and rumours about the family often percolated across Colombo in hushed tones.†
p. 113.4
- Eccentrics can be the most irritating people to live with.†
p. 119.3 *eccentrics = people who are strange or unconventional
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".