Eccentric

/ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/ adjective

Behaving in a way that is unusual or strange compared to what most people do.

From Medieval Latin 'eccentricus' meaning 'out of the center', from Greek 'ekkentros' ('ek' out + 'kentron' center). It first described off-center circles in astronomy, then shifted to off-center behavior.

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