unusual
(adjective) not commonly encountered; “two-career families are no longer unusual”
unusual
(adjective) not usual or common or ordinary; “a scene of unusual beauty”; “a man of unusual ability”; “cruel and unusual punishment”; “an unusual meteorite”
strange, unusual
(adjective) being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; “a strange exaltation that was indefinable”; “a strange fantastical mind”; “what a strange sense of humor she has”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unusual (comparative more unusual, superlative most unusual)
Not usual, out of the ordinary
Synonyms: uncommon, rare, extraordinary, remarkable, Thesaurus:strange
Antonyms: normal, usual, common, ordinary
unusual (plural unusuals)
Something that is unusual; an anomaly.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*u"su*al, a.
Definition: Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.
– Un*u"su*al*ly, adv.
– Un*u"su*al*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
