unusual
adjective
not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional.
unusualness
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a word derived from
unusual.
Example Sentences
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The unusualness of your voice — were you comfortable with it right away, or did you have to come to the understanding that it was an asset for an artist?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
"He adds something different to this side. Jaiswal looks so comfortable against Chris Woakes but the pace and unusualness of Archer made him play differently."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
A woman conductor leading a brand-new work by a woman composer is still noteworthy and surprising for its unusualness — a rarer event than it ought to be.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2021
Brietzke told me the unspoken message the victims received was that, as a result of this unusualness, the women would “have to be patient” and excuse any screw-ups along the way.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2019
To her I mean constraint, uprooting, exile, that unusualness which throws simple people out of their orbits.
From Woman by Magdeleine Marx
