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Sui generis

/suˑ.i ˈɡɛnɛɹɪs/

(incorrectly) A thing apart, an isolated specimen

📖 Definitions of "Sui generis"

noun
  1. 1

    (incorrectly) A thing apart, an isolated specimen

adjective
  1. 1

    In a class of its own; one of a kind.

  2. 2

    (rarer) By itself; of its own.

    "It is nothing to worry about sui generis, but in context of the other factors it's alarming indeed."

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