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What does anything but typical mean?

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The expression goes "X is anything but adjective ". It means that X is not at all adjective . There is a sort of partner expression, by the way, that goes "X is nothing if not adjective ", which means that X is definitely adjective .

  • The expression goes "X is anything but adjective ".
  • It means that X is not at all adjective .
  • There is a sort of partner expression, by the way, that goes "X is nothing if not adjective ", which means that X is definitely adjective .
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The expression goes "X is anything but adjective". It means that X is not at all adjective. There is a sort of partner expression, by the way, that goes "X is nothing if not adjective", which means that X is definitely adjective.

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What does anything but typical mean?

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e.g.

This coronavirus is anything but typical.

=> This coronavirus is the strangest, most aggressive and virulent virus that scientists have ever seen.

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