unusual

[ uhn-yoo-zhoo-uhl, -yoozh-wuhl ]

/ ʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəl /

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adjective

not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.

Nearby words

ununseptium, ununtrium, unununium, unusable, unused, unusual, unusuality, unusually, unutterable, unvaccinated, unvalued

Origin of unusual

First recorded in 1575–85; un-¹ + usual

SYNONYMS FOR unusual

extraordinary, remarkable; rare, strange, singular, curious, queer, odd.

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Related formsun·u·su·al·ly, adverbun·u·su·al·ness, noun

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In the parsonage, too, the evening was spent with unusually animated conversation.
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British Dictionary definitions for unusually

unusual

/ (ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl) /

adjective

out of the ordinary; uncommon; extraordinaryan unusual design

Derived Formsunusually, adverbunusualness, noun

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unusual

adjective

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unusual

adjective