unaccustomed

[ uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd ]

/ ˌʌn əˈkʌs təmd /

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adjective

not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.

unusual; unfamiliar: A brief after-dinner speech is an unaccustomed pleasure.

Words nearby unaccustomed

unaccompanied, unaccomplished, unaccountable, unaccounted, unaccounted-for, unaccustomed, unacknowledged, unacquainted, unaddressed, unadopted, unadorned

Origin of unaccustomed

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

SYNONYMS FOR unaccustomed

2 uncommon, extraordinary, curious, peculiar, unexpected.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unaccustomed

un·ac·cus·tomed·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for unaccustomed

A month after that announcement, unaccustomed daylight was forced upon the lithium-ion battery industry.
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While Kelley is unaccustomed to dealing with the media and was nervous about our sit-down, her task is in many ways far easier.
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It is a moment of unaccustomed celebration in a country that has known unimaginable suffering.
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John Avlon talks to jubilant Sudanese voters on the ground at a moment of unaccustomed celebration.
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Citizens of the Palmetto State woke up yesterday with an unaccustomed feeling when they opened the political page: pride.
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Their stripling chief thrust out his stomach, and he handled his large sword with an unaccustomed flourish.
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He was not unaccustomed to doing foolish things when he was drunk, and as a rule he made it a point to ignore them afterwards.
The Uphill Climb|B. M. Bower
For the greater part of the day he had been sedulously fighting against a new and unaccustomed state of mind.
The Tempting of Tavernake|E. Phillips Oppenheim
She was delicate and unaccustomed to privation and discomfort—and the cottage had its disadvantages.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
To an unaccustomed eye from below he might have been a part of nature's freaks among the sand rocks.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington

British Dictionary definitions for unaccustomed

unaccustomed

/ (ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd) /

adjective

(foll by to) not used (to)unaccustomed to pain

not familiar; strange or unusual

Derived forms of unaccustomed

unaccustomedness, noun

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unaccustomed

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Origin of unaccustomed

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adjective

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