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   Un·u·su·al

   /ˌənˈyo͞oZH(əw)əl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not habitually or commonly occurring or done: "the company took the unusual step of complaining publicly about the decision" Similar uncommonabnormalatypicalunexpectedsurprisingunfamiliarunwonteddifferentstrangeoddcuriousout of the ordinaryextraordinaryout of the wayunorthodoxuncustomaryunconventionaloutlandishoffbeatoff-centerdeviantnovelsingularpeculiarqueerbizarrefreakishquirkyalienrarescarcefew and far betweenthin on the groundexceptionalisolatedoccasionalinfrequentirregularsporadicout of the commoninformal:weirdoddballway outfreakysomething elseoff the wallbackasswardsdated:seldomOpposite commoneveryday
   • ▪ remarkable or interesting because different from or better than others: "a man of unusual talent" Similar remarkableextraordinaryexceptionalsingularparticularmarkedoutstandingnotablenoteworthydistinctivestrikingsignificantespecialspecialsignalsuperioruniqueunparalleledunprecedentedprodigiousinformal:mind-bogglingmind-blowingOpposite unremarkable

   Derivatives

   • 1. unusualness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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