unwontedly
Americanadverb
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In particular, she is recalling a carriage ride with her husband, who at the time seemed unwontedly cheerful; she leans forward, arms extended, as if trying to embrace the memory.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2015
The President remained unwontedly silent for a day at his ranch, where he is resting for this week's scheduled surgery, then decided on a philosophic approach.
From Time Magazine Archive
The autopsy showed that many formerly immobile blood clots, set free by the unwontedly strong pumping action of the new heart, had traveled to his lungs and blocked circulation there.
From Time Magazine Archive
That night, the President played an unwontedly modest supporting role in an updated King and I spectacle.
From Time Magazine Archive
Courtlandt was quite as quiet as usual, and the Irishman perhaps rather unwontedly voluble.
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Edgar Fawcett
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