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unusual

[ uhn-yoo-zhoo-uhl, -yoozh-wuhl ]

adjective

  1. not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional:

    an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.

    Synonyms: odd, queer, curious, singular, strange, rare, remarkable, extraordinary



unusual

/ ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl /

adjective

  1. out of the ordinary; uncommon; extraordinary

    an unusual design



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Derived Forms

  • unˈusualness, noun
  • unˈusually, adverb

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Other Words From

  • un·usu·al·ly adverb
  • un·usu·al·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unusual1

First recorded in 1575–85; un- 1 + usual

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Example Sentences

Each individual race involves an unusual collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and public-health entities.

So, in an unusual order (PDF) issued on New Years Day, District Judge Robert Hinkle clarified the issue.

The weather on the route of AirAsia Flight 8501 was not unusual for the region and the season.

It is an unusual kind of patriotism in the name of national security.

One morning at about eleven, he announces his intention as though it's truly an unusual thought: “Let's have a little drink.”

So it came to pass that another change came into his life, hence another epoch in the unusual life was his.

It is a notable fact that under the wholly unusual circumstances prevailing, the recovery was so prompt and effective.

Certainly captain Merveilles and his people showed unusual piety.

She did not appear conscious that she had done anything unusual in commanding his presence.

The weapons, the most unusual weapons, we are reluctantly compelled to accept under protest.

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