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Word entry · 7 letters

offbeat

Best crossword clue

"Unusual in style"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɒfbiːt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted abeffotStarts with OEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1O2F3F4B5E6A7T

Definitions

  1. (informal) strikingly unconventional

Word origin

From off- + beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence).

Used in a sentence

  • The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.
  • No one dignified such offbeats by responding to their outcries. Today, the "knockers of progress" have become a force that cannot be ignored.
  • Being an oddball, an offbeat, or a creative person, as Jourard sees the committed professional, is something all nurses should risk.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

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