UNCOMMONLY

uncommonly

(adverb) exceptionally; “a common remedy is uncommonly difficult to find”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

uncommonly (comparative more uncommonly, superlative most uncommonly)

To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.

Not often; on rare occasions.

Synonyms

• (to an uncommon degree): atypically, unwontedly; see also unusually

• (not often): sometimes, sporadically; see also occasionally

Source: Wiktionary


UNCOMMON

Un*com"mon, a.

Definition: Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

Syn.

– Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted.

– Un*com"mon*ly, adv.

– Un*com"mon*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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