Definitions for UNUSUAL
ʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəlun·usu·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. unusualadjective

   not usual or common or ordinary

   "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"

2. strange, unusualadjective

   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"

3. unusualadjective

   not commonly encountered

   "two-career families are no longer unusual"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. unusualadjective

   Unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm.

   His behavior was unusual in that it was considered childish for a man of his age.

2. unusualadjective

   More than usual.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unusualadjective

   Not common; not frequent; rare.

   With this unusual and strange course they went on, till God, in whose heaviest worldly judgments I nothing doubt but that there may lie hidden mercy, gave them over to their own inventions. Richard Hooker.

   You gain your point, if your industrious art
   Can make unusual words easy and plain. Wentworth Dillon.

   A sprightly red vermilions all her face;
   And her eyes languish with unusual grace. George Granville.

   That peculiar turn, that the words should appear new, yet not unusual, but very proper to his auditors. Henry Felton.

   The river flows redundant, and attacks
   The ling’ring remnant with unusual tide. Philips.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unusual

   Unusual is a song by American recording artist Trey Songz, released as the fourth official single from his fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure (2010). featuring Drake. It is produced by Pop & Oak, Dexter Wansel, Ezekiel Lewis and Drake.

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1. unusual

   Unusual refers to something that is not commonly encountered, seen, or experienced; something that deviates from what is typical, standard, normal, or expected.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unusualadjective

   not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unusual

   un-ū′zhū-al, adj. not usual or common.—n. Unusual′ity, rarity.—adv. Unū′sually.—n. Unū′sualness.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'UNUSUAL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2528

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'UNUSUAL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2675

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'UNUSUAL' in Adjectives Frequency: #325

How to pronounce UNUSUAL?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say UNUSUAL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of UNUSUAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of UNUSUAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of UNUSUAL in a Sentence

1. Alfred North Whitehead:

   It takes a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.

2. Florian Pappenberger:

   There are locations, mainly in Austria and southern Bavaria, where we haven't seen this level of snowfall ever before, or at least not to that extreme, it is unusual, you don't get very often people chipping the tops of their houses free of snow.

3. George Conway:

   It was an unusual situation, especially in politics, or Washington, and certainly in Republican politics... it's very unusual for a husband to get his notoriety and power through his wife. It's usually the other way around, people are always saying,' George and you should write a book, George and you should come to Harvard and speak,' you know side by side and we should do all that, and I think,' oh, OK,' but then I'd have to give him my power.

4. Charles M. Schwab:

   All successful employers are stalking men who will do the unusual, men who think, men who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them.

5. Diao Zhouwei:

   Summer gas demand has picked up due to more consumption from gas-fired power plants as temperatures rise, high prices have prompted China to buy spot LNG cargoes from unusual places. The arbitrage window is open between spot prices in Europe and Asia.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=UNUSUAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unusual
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=UNUSUAL
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unusual
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/UNUSUAL
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=UNUSUAL