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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Nearby words

unaccomplished, unaccountable, unaccounted, unaccounted for, 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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Related formsun·ac·cus·tomed·ness, noun

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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.
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For the greater part of the day he had been sedulously fighting against a new and unaccustomed state of mind.
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She was delicate and unaccustomed to privation and discomfort—and the cottage had its disadvantages.
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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 Formsunaccustomedness, noun

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Word Origin and History for unaccustomed

unaccustomed

adj.

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