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.

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Origin of unaccustomed

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

OTHER WORDS FROM unaccustomed

un·ac·cus·tomed·ness, noun

Words nearby unaccustomed

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

ignorant, uninformed, unfamiliar, incompetent, inexperienced, novice, unacquainted, unseasoned, unskilled, untaught, untrained, uninstructed, unpracticed, alien, altered, bizarre, different, eccentric, exceptional, exotic

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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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