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unusually adverb exceptionally, especially, remarkably, extraordinarily, abnormally, uncommonly this year's unusually harsh winter adjective surprisingly, oddly, strangely, peculiarly, uncommonly Unusually among British prime ministers, he was not a man of natural authority. Translations unusually [ʌnˈjuːʒʊəlɪ] ADV 1. (= unaccustomedly) he arrived unusually late → llegó más tarde que de costumbre the streets were unusually quiet → las calles estaban extrañamente silenciosas unusually for her, she didn't say goodbye → no se despidió, lo cual es raro en ella 2. (= exceptionally) → excepcionalmente, extraordinariamente this year's unusually harsh winter → el invierno excepcionalmente or extraordinariamente riguroso de este año an unusually gifted man → un hombre de excepcional talento, un hombre de un talento poco común or corriente unusually adv large, quiet, cheerful → ungewöhnlich; most unusually, he was late → ganz gegen jede Gewohnheit kam er zu spät; unusually for her, she was late → ganz gegen ihre Gewohnheit kam sie zu spät; unusually for a big city, it has no cinema → obwohl das für eine Großstadt ungewöhnlich ist, gibt es hier/dort kein Kino unusually [ʌnˈjuːʒʊəlɪ] adv (unaccustomedly) → insolitamente; (exceptionally, tall, gifted) → eccezionalmente most unusually, she was late → fatto molto strano, era in ritardo unusually [ʌnˈjuːʒʊəlɪ] adv (unaccustomedly) → insolitamente; (exceptionally, tall, gifted) → eccezionalmente most unusually, she was late → fatto molto strano, era in ritardo How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Consider, now, how it must be in the case of four boats all engaging one unusually strong, active, and knowing whale; when owing to these qualities in him, as well as to the thousand concurring accidents of such an audacious enterprise, eight or ten loose second irons may be simultaneously dangling about him. A little later still, the old gentleman's sharp observation noted that his niece was unusually thoughtful, and that she looked at Arnold, from time to time, with an interest of a new kind--an interest which shyly hid itself from Arnold's view. Mr Folair's head was usually decorated with a very round hat, unusually high in the crown, and curled up quite tight in the brims. |
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