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unusual

[ uhn-yoo-zhoo-uhl, -yoozh-wuhl ]

/ ʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəl /

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adjective

not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.

Origin of unusual

First recorded in 1575–85; un-¹ + usual

SYNONYMS FOR unusual

extraordinary, remarkable; rare, strange, singular, curious, queer, odd.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unusual

un·u·su·al·ly, adverb un·u·su·al·ness, noun

Words nearby unusual

ununseptium, ununtrium, unununium, unusable, unused, unusual, unusuality, unutterable, unvaccinated, unvalued, unvarnished

Example sentences from the Web for unusualness

Penrod's profound interest was flatteringly visible, a tribute to their unusualness.

Penrod |Booth Tarkington
The elastic nature of the clasp-garter is self-demonstration of the unusualness of the abbreviation.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe |Edgar Allan Poe
In fact, he had begun by giving them some warning as to what they might expect in the way of unusualness.

T. Tembarom |Frances Hodgson Burnett
Before him he saw a scene which was almost weird in its unusualness.

The Adventures of a Boy Reporter |Harry Steele Morrison

Perhaps it was the unusualness of my speaking with feeling that caused the tears to start in his eyes.

The Plum Tree |David Graham Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for unusualness

unusual

/ (ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl) /

adjective

out of the ordinary; uncommon; extraordinary an unusual design

Derived forms of unusual

unusually, adverb unusualness, noun