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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 [ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd]
adj
1. (foll by to) not used (to) unaccustomed to pain
2. not familiar; strange or unusual
unaccustomedness  n
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
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, a newbie to (slang) They were unaccustomed to such military setbacks.
used to, given to, experienced at, practised in, well-versed in
Translations
unaccustomed [ˈʌnəˈkʌstəmd] ADJ
1. to be unaccustomed to sthno estar acostumbrado a algo, no tener costumbre de algo
to be unaccustomed to doing sthno tener costumbre de hacer algo, no acostumbrar hacer algo
unaccustomed as I am to public speakingaunque no tengo experiencia de hablar en público
2. (= unusual) with unaccustomed zealcon un entusiasmo insólito
unaccustomed [ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd] adjinaccoutumé(e), inhabituel(le)
unaccustomed to sth → peu habitué(e) à qch
to be unaccustomed to sth → être peu habitué(e) à qch
to be unaccustomed to doing sth → ne pas avoir l'habitude de faire qch
to be not unaccustomed to sth
She is not unaccustomed to controversy → Elle n'en est pas à sa première controverse.
unaccustomed
adj
(= unusual)ungewohnt; with unaccustomed anger/zealmit untypischem Zorn/Eifer
(of person: = unused) to be unaccustomed to somethingetw nicht gewohnt sein, an etw (acc)nicht gewöhnt sein; to be unaccustomed to doing somethinges nicht gewohnt sein, etw zu tun, nicht daran gewöhnt sein, etw zu tun; unaccustomed as I am to public speaking …ich bin kein großer Redner, aber …
unaccustomed [ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd] adj
a. (unused to) to be unaccustomed to sth/to doingnon essere abituato/a a qc/a fare
b. (unwonted) → insolito/a
with unaccustomed zeal → con insolito zelo

unaccustomed [ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd] adj
a. (unused to) to be unaccustomed to sth/to doingnon essere abituato/a a qc/a fare
b. (unwonted) → insolito/a
with unaccustomed zeal → con insolito zelo


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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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