offbeat
Use Offbeat in a sentence
adjective
1.
differing from the usual or expected; unconventional: an offbeat comedian.
noun
2.
Music. an unaccented beat of a measure.
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| —n | |
| 1. | music any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar, such as the second and fourth beats in a bar of four-four time. They are stressed in most rock and some jazz and dance music, such as the bossa nova |
| —adj | |
| 2. | a. unusual, unconventional, or eccentric |
| b. (as noun): he liked the offbeat in fashion | |
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Offbeat
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Example sentences
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