unaccustomed

[uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd]

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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.

Origin of unaccustomed

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

Related formsun·ac·cus·tomed·ness, noun

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2. uncommon, extraordinary, curious, peculiar, unexpected.

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Examples from the Web for unaccustomed

Contemporary Examples

A month after that announcement, unaccustomed daylight was forced upon the lithium-ion battery industry.
Passenger Flights Must Stop Carrying Lithium-Ion Batteries as Cargo
Clive Irving
May 5, 2014
While Kelley is unaccustomed to dealing with the media and was nervous about our sit-down, her task is in many ways far easier.
Like Jill Kelley, Paula Broadwell Eyes Comeback After Petraeus Scandal
Howard Kurtz
January 23, 2013
It is a moment of unaccustomed celebration in a country that has known unimaginable suffering.
Southern Sudan's Historic Independence Referendum
John Avlon
January 9, 2011
John Avlon talks to jubilant Sudanese voters on the ground at a moment of unaccustomed celebration.
Southern Sudan's Historic Independence Referendum
John Avlon
January 9, 2011
Citizens of the Palmetto State woke up yesterday with an unaccustomed feeling when they opened the political page: pride.
The End of Southern Racism?
John Avlon
June 24, 2010

Historical Examples

You think of your wife, grappling with a kind of difficulty to which she is unaccustomed.
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
His voice was modulated to an unaccustomed mildness as he spoke.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
He was unaccustomed to seeing her show suffering, and it embarrassed him.
Dust
Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
The unaccustomed action was significant; it bespoke a passionate loyalty.
Tiverton Tales
Alice Brown
You are right in supposing that I am not unaccustomed to—an influential position.'
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for unaccustomed

unaccustomed

adjective

(foll by to) not used (to)unaccustomed to pain
not familiar; strange or unusual

Derived Formsunaccustomedness, noun

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Word Origin and History for unaccustomed

adj.

1520s, "not customary, unfamiliar," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of accustom. Meaning "not accustomed or habituated" (to) is first attested 1610s.

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Examples from the Web for unaccustomed

Contemporary Examples

A month after that announcement, unaccustomed daylight was forced upon the lithium-ion battery industry.

While Kelley is unaccustomed to dealing with the media and was nervous about our sit-down, her task is in many ways far easier.

It is a moment of unaccustomed celebration in a country that has known unimaginable suffering.

John Avlon talks to jubilant Sudanese voters on the ground at a moment of unaccustomed celebration.

Citizens of the Palmetto State woke up yesterday with an unaccustomed feeling when they opened the political page: pride.

Historical Examples

You think of your wife, grappling with a kind of difficulty to which she is unaccustomed.

His voice was modulated to an unaccustomed mildness as he spoke.

He was unaccustomed to seeing her show suffering, and it embarrassed him.

The unaccustomed action was significant; it bespoke a passionate loyalty.

You are right in supposing that I am not unaccustomed to—an influential position.'

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Word Origin and History for unaccustomed

adj.

Origin of unaccustomed