unusual
[ uhn-yoo-zhoo-uhl, -yoozh-wuhl ]
/ ʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəl /
adjective
not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
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strangely, very, uncommonly, extraordinarily, awfully, terribly, so, remarkably, really, surprisingly, curiously, terrifically, almighty, awful, especially, extra, mighty, oddly, peculiarly, plenty
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unusual
/ (ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl) /
adjective
out of the ordinary; uncommon; extraordinaryan unusual design
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