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.

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

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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. Marco Rubio:

   If you start paying attention to these polls in October, I mean, you'll go crazy. I've been up, I've been down, it's a very unusual year, and I think part of it is that people are really angry about the direction of our country.

2. Tess Dumon:

   He'd had one of his frequent epilepsy crises that made him convulse, distort, fall and drool. However, something came up with this one, something unusual. My brother was not reacting to our calls and our light slaps, time had stopped.

3. Neal Pinkston:

   This confirmation by the grand jury of the investigative findings means the cold case murder of Samuel Pettyjohn is officially closed, our Cold Case Unit put in countless hours to solve this unusual case. Hopefully, Our Cold Case Unit will bring some closure and peace to Pettyjohn's surviving family members.

4. Blake Lively:

   It’s a cruel and unusual form of torture, and then my daughter goes, ‘Dada!’ and she starts hugging and kissing the screen and waving at him, and he’s not waving back and she doesn’t understand why he’s not waving back. She thinks it’s like FaceTime. And it’s because Daddy’s getting it.

5. Sean Graham:

   This one has really spectacular coloration... it's got that reticulated, chain-like pattern all over its back and sides, when I saw one for the first time I was kind of freaking out because it was so unusual looking when compared to other sirens.

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