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unusual |
Grep of noun unusual cruel and unusual punishment freedom from cruel and unusual punishment unusual person unusualness Overview of adj unusual The adj unusual has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (24) unusual -- (not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite") 2. (1) strange, unusual -- (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. (1) unusual -- (not commonly encountered; "two-career families are no longer unusual") Antonyms of adj unusual 3 senses of unusual Sense 1 unusual (vs. usual) usual (vs. unusual) => accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted(postnominal) => regular Sense 2 strange (vs. familiar), unusual Sense 3 unusual INDIRECT (VIA uncommon) -> common Similarity of adj unusual 3 senses of unusual Sense 1 unusual (vs. usual) => different => extraordinary(prenominal) => odd => out-of-the-way => peculiar => unaccustomed => unique Also See-> uncommon#1 Sense 2 strange (vs. familiar), unusual => antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque => crazy => curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular => eerie, eery => exotic => freaky => gothic => oddish => other => quaint => quaint => weird Sense 3 unusual => uncommon (vs. common) Attributes of adj unusual 1 of 3 senses of unusual Sense 1 unusual (vs. usual) => usualness Familiarity of adj unusual unusual used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj unusual unusual Overview of adj unusual The adj unusual has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (24) unusual -- (not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite") 2. (1) strange, unusual -- (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. (1) unusual -- (not commonly encountered; "two-career families are no longer unusual")
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