unusual
not usual or common or ordinary
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,335 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,419 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- not usual or common or ordinary a scene of unusual beautya man of unusual ability
- being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird also: strange a strange exaltation that was indefinablea strange fantastical mind
- not commonly encountered two-career families are no longer unusual
unusual in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But there was nothing unusual to be seen.
The Adventures of Prickly Porky · Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess · Chapter 1
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Mrs. Inglethorp, however, seemed to notice nothing unusual.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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The old lawyer’s small eyes were shining with unusual brilliancy.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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This air we are accustomed to breathe: it requires no unusual effort of adjustment from us.
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1
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But his father was beaming at Mullins in a most unusual way and Johnny got no wine.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1