unusual
not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
Origin of unusual
1Other words for unusual
Other words from unusual
- un·u·su·al·ly, adverb
- un·u·su·al·ness, noun
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How to use unusual in a sentence
It’s made entirely from cabernet franc, which is unusual for Sonoma County, where pinot noir reigns in rosé.
Food-friendly wines to pair with your Thanksgiving dishes | Dave McIntyre | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostPerdue was not on the committee that crafted the legislation, making his in-the-weeds lobbying on the arcane regulation unusual, congressional experts said.
Georgia Senator David Perdue Privately Pushed for a Tax Break for Rich Sports Teamowners | by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott | November 20, 2020 | ProPublicaNow Tallinn has made an unusual donation to one of the technology companies he has previously backed.
He’s worried A.I. may destroy humanity. Just don’t confuse him with Elon Musk | Jeremy Kahn | November 13, 2020 | FortuneWhat’s unusual about Oversecured is not that it’s self-funded, but it launched out of a product that effectively paid for itself.
Mobile security startup Oversecured launches after self-funding $1 million, thanks to bug bounty payouts | Zack Whittaker | November 12, 2020 | TechCrunchGeorgia has an unusual requirement that candidates must receive a majority of the vote to win an election, and if no one does so, the top two finishers advance to a runoff.
Georgia’s Runoffs Will Determine Control Of The Senate. Here’s What We Know So Far. | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | November 11, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
Under unusually blue skies in Beijing, the American and Chinese presidents vow cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment | Ben Leung | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis makes me feel better, for, in truth, I have been unusually upset lately.
Thank Goodness We’ve Got A Plan! Let the War Begin! | Michael Carson | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn unusually lethal hemorrhagic fever was sweeping through the region.
The authors are unusually energetic in the writing and reasoning, with endless graphs and figures.
This strain of enterovirus seems unusually provocative in irritating lower airways, thereby causing airway narrowing.
Midwest's 'Mystery Virus' Is Scary but Not Deadly | Kent Sepkowitz | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is full of poetic feeling, and the flesh tints are unusually natural.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementBeneath its far-flung branches a syce was sitting in front of a finely-proportioned and unusually big Arab horse.
The Red Year | Louis TracyIt happened that an unusually large crop had been planted and was approaching maturity at the moment of the outbreak of the war.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsThe major and Hicks, who stood not far from him, were both unusually pale in the face, as they gazed motionless before them.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneHe was, as has been said, an unusually good workman, consequently his employers had no wish to part with him.
Asbestos | Robert H. Jones
British Dictionary definitions for unusual
/ (ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl) /
out of the ordinary; uncommon; extraordinary: an unusual design
Derived forms of unusual
- unusually, adverb
- unusualness, noun
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