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unaccustomed

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un·ac·cus·tomed  (n-kstmd)
adj.
1. Not common or usual: "The legislature has produced a new budget of unaccustomed austerity" People.
2. Not being habituated. Used with to: is still unaccustomed to a life of stress.

unac·customed·ly adv.

unaccustomed
Adjective
1. unaccustomed to not used to: unaccustomed to such behaviour
2. not familiar: moments of unaccustomed freedom
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unaccustomedunaccustomed - not habituated to; unfamiliar with; "unaccustomed to wearing suits"
accustomed - (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to; "accustomed to doing her own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face"
2.unaccustomedunaccustomed - not customary or usual; "an unaccustomed pleasure"; "many varieties of unaccustomed foods"; "a new budget of unaccustomed austerity"
unusual - not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"

unaccustomed
adjective 1. unfamiliar, unusual, unexpected, new, special, surprising, strange, remarkable, unprecedented, uncommon, out of the ordinary, unwonted << OPPOSITE familiar
2. (with to) not used to, unfamiliar with, unused to, not given to, a newcomer to, a novice at, inexperienced at, unversed in, unpractised in << OPPOSITE used to
Translations

unaccustomed [ʌnəˈkʌstəmd] adj to be unaccustomed to → no estar acostumbrado a
unaccustomed [ʌnəˈkʌstəmd] adjinaccoutumé(e)inhabituel(le);
to be unaccustomed to sth → ne pas avoir l'habitude de qch
unaccustomed [ʌnəˈkʌstəmd] adj to be unaccustomed to → nicht gewöhnt sein an +acc
unaccustomed [ʌnəˈkʌstəmd] adjinsolito/a;
to be unaccustomed to sth → non essere abituato/a a qc

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But it was not thus in the present case with the Pequod's sharks; though, to be sure, any man unaccustomed to such sights, to have looked over her side that night, would have almost thought the whole round sea was one huge cheese, and those sharks the maggots in it.
But I did get a jingle twice each day; and the amount of alcohol I consumed every day, if loosed in the system of one unaccustomed to drink, would have put such a one on his back and out.
A few tried to rise to the emergency, and got out an awkward "My lord," or "Your lordship," or something of that sort, but the great majority were overwhelmed by the unaccustomed word and its dim and awful associations with gilded courts and stately ceremony and anointed kingship, so they only fumbled through the handshake and passed on, speechless.
 
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