nontypical

adjective

non·​typ·​i·​cal ˌnän-ˈti-pi-kəl How to pronounce nontypical (audio)
: not typical : atypical
a nontypical situation

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But there’s a very nontypical story behind this typical 12-point. Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2024 Spillers’ big nontypical whitetail sports 18 points and scored 198 2/8 inches. Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023 Fifty percent of each purchase will be donated directly to the school, a program that educates typical and nontypical learners in an inclusive environment. Kimber Westphall, Dallas News, 23 July 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nontypical was in 1870

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“Nontypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nontypical. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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