unusual (ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl
)
Definitions
adjective
- out of the ordinary; uncommon; extraordinary ⇒
an unusual design
Alternative Forms
unˈusually adverb unˈusualness nounSynonyms
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rare,
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extraordinary,
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Translations
- British English:
unusual
If something is unusual, it does not happen very often or you do not see it or hear it very often.It's very unusual for him to make a mistake.ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl ADJECTIVE It's very unusual for him to make a mistake.
- Spanish:
inusual
adj
- French:
inhabituel
adj
- German:
ungewöhnlich
adj
- Chinese: 不寻常的 adj
- Arabic: غَيْرُ عَادِيّ adj
- Portuguese: incomum adj
- Russian: необычный adj необычная
- Croatian: neobičan adj neobična
- Czech: neobvyklý adj
- Danish: usædvanlig adj
- Dutch: ongewoon adj
- Finnish: epätavallinen adj
- Greek: ασυνήθιστος adj ασυνήθιστη
- Italian: insolito adj insolita
- Japanese: 普通でない no_posp
- Korean: 유별난 adj
- Norwegian: uvanlig adj
- Polish: niezwykły adj niezwykła
- Brazilian Portuguese: incomum adj
- European Spanish:
inusual
adj
- Swedish: ovanlig adj ovanligt
- Thai: ผิดปรกติ adj
- Turkish: alışılmadık adj
- Vietnamese: khác thường adj
Usage examples
The system also warns me in the unusual event of the same file having been modified by both offices.
, KICK BACK (2002)Antiques Collectors ' Clubs Restorers Artisans Find craftsmen who make unusual or traditional objets using the drop down menu below.
Country Life (2004)For them to be in an economy that is monolingual is unusual ," he said.
Irish Times (2002)Yet perversely, his role in 1995's Nick of Time may be the most unusual of his career.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In his own practice he was finding an unusual number of birth defects.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)