unwonted

American  

[uhn-wawn-tid, -wohn-, -wuhn-] / ʌnˈwɔn tɪd, -ˈwoʊn-, -ˈwʌn- /

adjective

1. not customary or usual; rare.

   unwonted kindness.

2. Archaic.  unaccustomed or unused.

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unwonted British  

/ ʌnˈwəʊntɪd /

adjective

1. out of the ordinary; unusual

2. archaic  (usually foll by to) unaccustomed; unused

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Other Word Forms

• unwontedly adverb
• unwontedness noun

Etymology

Origin of unwonted

First recorded in 1545–55; un- ¹ + wonted

Example Sentences

Some sequences verge on a romp, and the result, though far from Lanthimos’s usual territory, could well bring him an unwonted commercial success.

From The New Yorker

It shows in the hard edges of her can-do personality, on guard against unwonted sentimentality and unneeded calories, sidestepping leery co-workers with a breezy smile.

From New York Times

Backstage, Edinburgh yielded to the south with a sea of Italians washing around the dressing rooms and up to Noseda’s closed door, where the maestro, in unwonted seclusion, was doing his new PT exercises.

From Washington Post

That unwonted intimacy between client and service provider is a brilliant touch, upending the assumptions of a newborn industrial age, and no less resonant for the 21st century.

From Los Angeles Times

For the ceasefire to hold and a political solution to be reached, the governments of France and Germany will have to show an unwonted degree of resolve and toughness over the next year”

From BBC