unusual
- not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
Origin of unusual
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unexpected, remarkable, noteworthy, awesome, curious, bizarre, odd, special, incredible, phenomenal, exceptional, amazing, strange, unconventional, singular, uncommon, extraordinary, significant, memorable, uniqueExamples from the Web for unusual
Contemporary Examples of unusual
Each individual race involves an unusual collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and public-health entities.
So, in an unusual order (PDF) issued on New Years Day, District Judge Robert Hinkle clarified the issue.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally OverJay Michaelson
January 5, 2015
The weather on the route of AirAsia Flight 8501 was not unusual for the region and the season.
It is an unusual kind of patriotism in the name of national security.
Why Did We Panic After 9/11 and Ignore All We Knew About Responding to Security Threats?Deborah Pearlstein
December 18, 2014
The unusual textures (santouri, ney, lyra, clarinets, voices) impart a mystical quality to this work.
Historical Examples of unusual
Now, Mr. Bines, I like him and I dare say you've done the best thing for him, unusual as it was.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
This is certainly a very high and unusual devise to so young a creature.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
This was an unusual event, as he rarely interfered with them during play hours.
Life in LondonEdwin Hodder
You have not done a stroke of work all this morning; quite an unusual thing for you, George.
Life in LondonEdwin Hodder
Gerald Raymount was a man of an unusual combination of qualities.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
unusual
- out of the ordinary; uncommon; extraordinaryan unusual design