unusual

[ uhn-yoo-zhoo-uhl, -yoozh-wuhl ]
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adjective
  1. not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.

Origin of unusual

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

Other words for unusual

Other words from unusual

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

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British Dictionary definitions for unusual

unusual

/ (ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl) /


adjective
  1. out of the ordinary; uncommon; extraordinary: an unusual design

Derived forms of unusual

  • unusually, adverb
  • unusualness, noun

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