unaccustomed

[uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd]

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

unaccustomed

/ ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd /

adjective

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

   unaccustomed to pain

2. not familiar; strange or unusual

Other Word Forms

• unaccustomedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unaccustomed¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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The 109% premium over Thursday’s closing price, and the nearly 1,000% premium over Cidara’s share price five months ago, are additional positive signs for biotech, which has been on an unaccustomed run this fall.

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He deploys a funky delivery that ends with him throwing the ball from high above his head, an arm slot opposing batters are unaccustomed to facing.

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Vallieries, who’d only won one prior race as a pro, was so unaccustomed to the ritual she appeared baffled by the protocols of her medal ceremony.

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Syd, unaccustomed to elevators, let alone crowded ones, had to be pulled in, then splat like a cartoon character on the floor each time there was a shift down.

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Related Words

• ignorant 
• uninformed