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

12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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