unwonted
adjective
not customary or usual; rare.
unwontedness
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a word derived from
unwonted.
Example Sentences
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But in proportion to the unwontedness of such a calamity befalling Lacedaemonians, a widespread mourning fell upon the whole Laconian army, those alone excepted whose sons or fathers or brothers had died at their post.
From Hellenica by Henry Graham Dakyns
The airy invisibility of the stranger, the unwontedness of the scene, must have played havoc with the Colonel's credulity.
From The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 by Various
Amazing to me was their appearance because of the unwontedness of their trappings both in form and in garb.
From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Joseph Dunn
No surprise or sense of unwontedness entered the minds of the servants at her early ride.
From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy
Perhaps the maritime occupation of the Islanders made them enjoy with the zest of unwontedness this rural "shore-holiday."
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Alice Morse Earle
