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unusual

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un·u·su·al  (n-yzh-l)
adj.
Not usual, common, or ordinary.

un·usu·al·ly adv.
un·usu·al·ness n.

unusual
Adjective
uncommon or extraordinary
unusually adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unusualunusual - not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"
uncommon - not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"
usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"
2.unusualunusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
3.unusualunusual - not commonly encountered; "two-career families are no longer unusual"
uncommon - not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"

unusual
adjective 1. rare, odd, strange, extraordinary, different, surprising, novel, bizarre, unexpected, curious, weird (informal) unfamiliar, abnormal, queer, phenomenal, uncommon, out of the ordinary, left-field (informal) unwonted << OPPOSITE common
Translations
unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒuəl] adjinsólito, poco común

unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒuəl] adjinsolite, exceptionnel(le)rare

unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒuəl] adjungewöhnlich (= exceptional); außergewöhnlich

unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒuəl] adjinsolito/a, eccezionale raro/a

unusual
adj unusual [anˈjuːʒuəl]
not usual; rare; uncommon It is unusual for him to arrive late; He has an unusual job. ongewoon غَيْر عادي необикновен neobvyklý usædvanlig ungewöhnlich ασυνήθιστος raro, poco común, inhabitual ebatavaline غیر عادی؛ نادر epätavallinen exceptionnel לא רָגִיל, מוּזָר असामान्य neobičan szokatlan óvenjulegur insolito 普通でない neįprastas, nepaprastas neparasts; neierasts tdk biasa ongewoon uvanlig, sjelden niezwykły invulgar neobişnuit, excepţional необычный nezvyčajný, zvláštny nenavaden neobičan ovanlig, osedvanlig ผิดปกติ olağandışı, görülmedik 不平常的 незвичайний; надзвичайний غير معمولي hiếm, khác thường
adv unˈusually
She is unusually cheerful today. ongewoon بصورَةٍ غَيْر عادِيَّه необикновено nezvykle ualmindeligt ungewöhnlich ασυνήθιστα fuera de lo habitual, excepcionalmente haruldaselt بطور غیر عادی epätavallisen exceptionnellement שֶלא כַּרָגִיל असमान्यता neobično szokatlanul óvenjulega insolitamente 珍しく nepaprastai neparasti; neierasti luar biasa ongewoon uvanlig, sjeldent nadzwyczajnie invulgarmente (în mod) excepţional особенно nezvyčajne nenavadno neobično ovanligt, osedvanligt เป็นพิเศษ alışılmamış 不平常地 незвичайно; дивно غير معمولي طور پر hiếm, khác thường


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That diction, on the other hand, is lofty and raised above the commonplace which employs unusual words.
Shortly afterwards the master came in, and looking round, saw that something unusual had taken place.
The unusual I had in my mind was something of a very subtle sort: the unusual in marital relations.
 
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