unwonted
[uhn-wawn-tid, -wohn-, -wuhn-]
adjective
not customary or usual; rare: unwonted kindness.
Archaic. unaccustomed or unused.
RELATED WORDS
abnormal, amazing, astonishing, atypical, awe-inspiring, awesome, bizarre, conspicuous, curious, distinguished, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary, far-out, inconceivable, incredible, memorable, noteworthy, novel, odd
Origin of unwonted
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Examples from the Web for unwonted
Historical Examples of unwonted
The village hotel throbbed with the pressure of unwonted business.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
But the rest of the men slept heavily, seizing the unwonted chance.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
In an unwonted mood of expansion he turned to Mali-ya-bwana.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
There was a burgeoning within him of strange feelings and unwonted impulses.
White FangJack London
(p. 183) As for the fact itself, it is neither new nor unwonted.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
unwonted
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