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Meaning of 'unusual' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unusual [ a.]
- Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

Meaning of 'unusual' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unusual [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not usual or common or ordinary
Example in sentence:
  • a man of unusual ability;
  • a scene of unusual beauty;
  • an unusual meteorite;
  • cruel and unusual punishment
Meaning (2):
- being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
Example in sentence:
  • a strange exaltation that was indefinable;
  • a strange fantastical mind;
  • what a strange sense of humor she has
3 . unusual [ s]
Meaning (3):
- not commonly encountered
Example in sentence:
  • two-career families are no longer unusual

Nearby Words:

unusage unused unusuality unutterable

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