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unaccustomed
[ uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd ]
adjective
- not accustomed accustomed or habituated:
to be unaccustomed to hardships.
- unusual; unfamiliar:
A brief after-dinner speech is an unaccustomed pleasure.
Synonyms: peculiar, curious, extraordinary, uncommon, unexpected
unaccustomed
/ ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd /
adjective
- foll by to not used (to)
unaccustomed to pain
- not familiar; strange or unusual
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Derived Forms
- ˌunacˈcustomedness, noun
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Other Words From
- unac·customed·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unaccustomed1
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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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