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characteristic

/ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/ adjective B2
  1. Indicating a distinguishing feature of a person or thing; typical.
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With characteristic promptness and audacity he set about this at once, and we cannot doubt that the boots or chamber-maid of the hotel was well bribed to help him in his design.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 211 · C1
The latest tenants of the Manor House had, however, with characteristic energy, set this right, and the drawbridge was not only capable of being raised, but actually was raised every evening and lowered every morning.
The Valley of Fear, p. 22 · C1
He was always warmed by genuine admiration—the characteristic of the real artist.
The Valley of Fear, p. 15 · C1
I have no doubt, however, that we shall be able to obtain the characteristic reaction.” As he spoke, he threw into the vessel a few white crystals, and then added some drops of a transparent fluid.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 7 · B2

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