Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUS:
    • IPA: [ˈmæv.ɚ.ɪk]
  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /ˈmæv.əɹ.ɪk/
    • IPA: /ˈmæv.ɹɪk/
Översättning
Adjektiv
1.bireyselci

Definitioner

Adjektiv

  1. Showing independence in thoughts or actions.

Substantiv

  1. An unbranded range animal.
  2. One who does not abide by rules.
  3. One who creates or uses unconventional and/or controversial ideas or practices.
  4. (poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em

Exempel

  • He made a maverick decision.
  • He is a maverick person.
  • Long Bill was a graduate of the camp and trail. Luck and thrift, a cool head, and a telescopic eye for mavericks had raised him from cowboy to be a cowman.
  • Florence Nightingale would have been perceived as a maverick during her early career, because she was prioritizing hygiene when everybody else involved in healthcare was focused on other things, such as surgery and pills. (Source: Edzard Ernst and Simon Singh, Trick or Treatment, 2008, p. 36-37.)

Böjningsformer

Pluralmavericks
Komparativmore maverick
Superlativmost maverick

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