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uncommonly

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un·com·mon  (n-kmn)
adj. un·com·mon·er, un·com·mon·est
1. Not common; rare.
2. Wonderful; remarkable.

un·common·ly adv.
un·common·ness n.

uncommonly
Adverb
1. in an unusual manner or degree
2. extremely: an uncommonly good humour
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Adv.1.uncommonly - exceptionally; "a common remedy is uncommonly difficult to find"

uncommonly
adverb 2. (used in negative constructions) rarely, occasionally, seldom, not often, infrequently, hardly ever, only now and then, scarcely ever

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At first sight, his address is certainly not striking; and his person can hardly be called handsome, till the expression of his eyes, which are uncommonly good, and the general sweetness of his countenance, is perceived.
As in decapitating the whale, the operator's instrument is brought close to the spot where an entrance is subsequently forced into the spermaceti magazine; he has, therefore, to be uncommonly heedful, lest a careless, untimely stroke should invade the sanctuary and wastingly let out its invaluable contents.
You foretold how it would be when I first came to Langford, and Mainwaring is so uncommonly pleasing that I was not without apprehensions for myself.
 
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