unwonted
(un wôn′tid, -wōn′-, -wän′-, -wun′-)
adjective
- not common, usual, or habitual; rare: to speak with unwonted severity
- Archaic not accustomed or used: usually with to
Origin:
un- + wonted
See unwonted in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective- Not habitual or ordinary; unusual: “Her unwonted breach of delicacy . . . perplexed him” (George Meredith).
- Not accustomed; unused.
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