unconventional
Use Unconventional in a sentence
kənˈvɛn adjective
not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
Related forms
un·con·ven·tion·al·ist, noun
un·con·ven·tion·al·ly, adverb
Synonyms
eccentric, individualistic, idiosyncratic, atypical.
eccentric, individualistic, idiosyncratic, atypical.
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unconventional (ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| not conforming to accepted rules or standards | |
| unconvention'ality | |
| —n | |
| uncon'ventionally | |
| —adv | |
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Unconventional
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
unconventional
1839, from un- (1) "not" + conventional (see convention). "A 19 cent. epithet for a certain type of affectation." [Weekley]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Letters of recommendation are critically important when you're trying to spin a narrative that's somewhat unconventional.
Some clients are switching to unconventional law firms, which claim to offer equally good lawyering for much less money.
Some of the methods to transport the torch have been unconventional.
Cousins wrote his own unconventional prescription: he spent hours a day watching slapstick movies and reading humorous literature.
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