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unaccustomed

[ uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd ]

adjective

  1. not accustomed accustomed or habituated:

    to be unaccustomed to hardships.

  2. unusual; unfamiliar:

    A brief after-dinner speech is an unaccustomed pleasure.

    Synonyms: peculiar, curious, extraordinary, uncommon, unexpected



unaccustomed

/ ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd /

adjective

  1. foll by to not used (to)

    unaccustomed to pain

  2. not familiar; strange or unusual


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Derived Forms

  • ˌunacˈcustomedness, noun

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Other Words From

  • unac·customed·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unaccustomed1

First recorded in 1520–30; un- 1 + accustomed

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Example Sentences

To those unaccustomed to the machinations of the UN, this may seem like yet another insignificant and toothless resolution.

A month after that announcement, unaccustomed daylight was forced upon the lithium-ion battery industry.

It means “very tasty;” and it simply never is—that is, not to those unaccustomed to the flavors of the Slavic palate.

But in a country unaccustomed to electoral ambiguity, there was fear in the air: It was palpable.

While Kelley is unaccustomed to dealing with the media and was nervous about our sit-down, her task is in many ways far easier.

She was flushed and felt intoxicated with the sound of her own voice and the unaccustomed taste of candor.

Niopo is a powerful stimulant, a small portion of it producing violent sneezing in persons unaccustomed to its use.

But also he saw strange, unaccustomed raiment, he saw a sheet of gold, he smelt the soft breath of ambra.

She was delicate and unaccustomed to privation and discomfort—and the cottage had its disadvantages.

It is ill-bred, and looks as if you were unaccustomed to such pleasures, and so desirous to prolong each one.

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