unaccustomed

American  

[uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd] / ˌʌn əˈkʌs təmd /

adjective

1. not accustomed accustomed or habituated.

   to be unaccustomed to hardships.

2. unusual; unfamiliar.

   A brief after-dinner speech is an unaccustomed pleasure.

   Synonyms:

   unexpected, peculiar, curious, extraordinary, uncommon

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unaccustomed British  

/ ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd /

adjective

1. (foll by to) not used (to)

   unaccustomed to pain

2. not familiar; strange or unusual

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Other Word Forms

• unaccustomedness noun

Etymology

Origin of unaccustomed

First recorded in 1520–30; un- ¹ + accustomed

Example Sentences

Breuer’s evangelizing has made him an important public figure in a country unaccustomed to seeing and hearing from men in uniform.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana -- southern states unaccustomed to intense winter weather and the bone-chilling cold that's forecast to continue for much of the next week -- were especially impacted.

From Barron's

Daidai posted that drivers coming into the area should be careful on the roads, especially those from the city unaccustomed to conditions in the countryside.

From BBC

Still, attitudes in the sector are unaccustomedly sunny.

From Barron's

In among Liverpool's strife, Szoboszlai has been one of the better performers - but yet again he was pushed into an unaccustomed right-back role against Forest.

From BBC

Related Words

• ignorant
• uninformed