Mark Cosgrove's reconstructed team has shown more promise this season (they could hardly fail to do that after all) but this setback may take a bit of getting over – the captain himself should aim to lead by example, scoring some much needed runs to end an uncharacteristic lean spell.
"What 'till is, unarguably," he argues with uncharacteristic certitude, "is a variant spelling of till used by writers who do not know that till is a complete, unabbreviated word in its own right".
Her face turned uncertain, an uncharacteristic expression, after the judge asked her to spell "parochial". She struggled through the word and to her surprise, the judge's bell never dinged to signal an incorrect spelling.
Swansea dominated possession for spells without hurting the fiercely-committed Cardiff defence, apart from one early opportunity squandered with uncharacteristic wastefulness by Michu.
It was very uncharacteristic.
Their behavior has been uncharacteristic.
An uncharacteristic oversight.
That's uncharacteristic, too.
The slightest misstep — an uncharacteristic inning from their ace, Matt Harvey, or a badly placed pitch by the usually reliable closer Bobby Parnell, or an unlucky bounce to a Pirates infielder — can spell disaster.
Kennedy was uncharacteristic of him.
