UNUSUAL

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


Etymology

Adjective

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

Noun

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



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