Both Uses of
eccentric
in
The Westing Game
- Although the will you are about to hear may seem eccentric, I pledge my good name and reputation on its legality.†
p. 27.9 *
- "The poor are crazy, the rich just eccentric," Mr. Hoo said bitterly.†
p. 31.3
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".