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Definitions for unusual
ʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəlun·usu·al
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Princeton's WordNet
unusualadjective
not usual or common or ordinary
"a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"
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"
unusualadjective
not commonly encountered
"two-career families are no longer unusual"
Wiktionary
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.
unusualadjective
More than usual.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
Wikipedia
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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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 Dictionary
Unusualadjective
not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unusual
un-ū′zhū-al, adj. not usual or common.—n. Unusual′ity, rarity.—adv. Unū′sually.—n. Unū′sualness.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'unusual' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2528
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'unusual' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2675
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'unusual' in Adjectives Frequency: #325
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unusual in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unusual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of unusual in a Sentence
If you have to take down part of the building, that's a big deal, particularly one that's newly constructed. Not unique, but unusual.
We are seeing very keen demand and off-take which is unusual for this time of the year.
Theyre mostly random and experience phases of alternating eruptive activity, so while fascinating, its not unusual, nor cause for concern.
Protocols are put in place, we’ve been testing for some time now with the cases that we’ve had. It’s not unusual. It’s not unique to our team. Obviously, look around the landscape of the league and this country; there’s been a dramatic uptick in cases. Knock on wood, the severity of those cases and the rate of hospitalizations don’t appear to be as dramatic. But it’s still very real.
All participants had some level of adherence to each pattern, but usually adhered more to some patterns and less to others, for example, it would not be unusual for an individual who adheres highly to the Southern pattern to also adhere to the plant-based pattern, but to a much lower degree.
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- غير عاديArabic
- необикновенBulgarian
- inusualCatalan, Valencian
- neobvyklýCzech
- ungewöhnlichGerman
- ασυνήθηςGreek
- nekutimaEsperanto
- erikoinen, epätavallinenFinnish
- insolite, inhabituelFrench
- արտասովորArmenian
- particolare, insolitoItalian
- בלתי שגרתיHebrew
- 珍しいです, 珍しいJapanese
- svešāds, neparasts, savādsLatvian
- ongewoon, ongebruikelijkDutch
- inesperadoPortuguese
- neobișnuit, neuzual, ciudat, insolitRomanian
- необыкновенный, необычныйRussian
- ovanligSwedish
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