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un·wont·ed
(ŭn-wôn′tĭd, -wōn′-, -wŭn′-)adj.
Not usual or accustomed: "Her unwonted breach of delicacy ... perplexed him" (George Meredith).
un·wont′ed·ly adv.
un·wont′ed·ness n.
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unwonted
(ʌnˈwəʊntɪd) orunwont
adj
1. out of the ordinary; unusual
2. (usually foll by to) archaic unaccustomed; unused
unˈwontedly adv
unˈwontedness n
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un•wont•ed
(ʌnˈwɔn tɪd, -ˈwoʊn-, -ˈwʌn-)adj.
not customary, habitual, or usual; rare.
[1545–55]
un•wont′ed•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. |  unwonted - out of the ordinary; "an unwonted softness in her face"uncommon - not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability" |
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unwonted
adjective unusual, rare, extraordinary, unexpected, peculiar, unfamiliar, uncommon, singular, unheard-of, out of the ordinary, infrequent, unaccustomed, atypical, seldom seen, uncustomary He replied with unwonted irritation
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unwonted
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unwonted
[ʌnˈwəʊntɪd] adj (frm) → inconsueto/a
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