unaccustomed

[uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd] Origin

un·ac·cus·tomed

[uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd]
adjective
1.
not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
2.
unusual; unfamiliar: A brief after-dinner speech is an unaccustomed pleasure.

Origin:
1520–30; un-1 + accustomed

un·ac·cus·tomed·ness, noun


2. uncommon, extraordinary, curious, peculiar, unexpected.

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Unaccustomed is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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unaccustomed (ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd)
 
adj
1.  (foll by to) not used (to): unaccustomed to pain
2.  not familiar; strange or unusual
 
unac'customedness
 
n

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unaccustomed
1526, "not customary, unfamiliar," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of accustom. Meaning "not accustomed or habituated" (to) is first attested 1611.
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