UNCO

unusually, remarkably, unco, notably

(adverb) to a remarkable degree or extent; “she was unusually tall”; “Notably missing from the network’s fall line-up are any half-hour scripted comedies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

unco (comparative more unco, superlative most unco)

Strange, weird.

Adverb

unco (not comparable)

(Scotland, northern UK) Very.

Etymology 2

Adjective

unco (comparative more unco, superlative most unco)

(slang, New Zealand, Australia) Uncoordinated.

Anagrams

• Ucon, coun

Source: Wiktionary


Un"co, a. Etym: [Scot. The same word as E. uncouth.]

Definition: Unknown; strange, or foreign; unusual, or surprising; distant in manner; reserved. [Scot.]

Un"co, adv.

Definition: In a high degree; to a great extent; greatly; very. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Un"co, n.

Definition: A strange thing or person. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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