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unordinary

American  
[uhn-awr-dn-er-ee] / ʌnˈɔr dnˌɛr i /

adjective

  1. unusual or uncommon.

    The weather was wet and cold, as expected—nothing too unordinary.

  2. original, unique, or distinguished in some way; out of the ordinary.

    Find creative and unordinary handmade gifts for kids on our user-friendly website.


Etymology

Origin of unordinary

un- 1 ( def. ) + ordinary ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Finding a false-positive was not unordinary, Diez-Gonzalez said.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Capital Pride Alliance, the organisation running this year's World Pride in DC, told the BBC it has recieved "an unordinary amount of questions and concerns".

From BBC Jun. 7, 2025

Time together, on purpose and unordinary, is what matters.

From New York Times May 15, 2020

In ordinary times, I am platform- and consumption-agnostic; in these very unordinary times, I urge you to “watch TV” on something other than the laptop, smartphone or desktop PC that dictates your workday.

From Washington Post Mar. 17, 2020

Doing it with Cory, well...these were the consequences of trying to be unordinary.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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