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unwonted

[ uhn-wawn-tid, -wohn-, -wuhn- ]

adjective

  1. not customary or usual; rare:

    unwonted kindness.

  2. Archaic. unaccustomed or unused.


unwonted

/ ʌˈəʊԳɪ /

adjective

  1. out of the ordinary; unusual
  2. archaic.
    usually foll by to unaccustomed; unused
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈɴDzԳٱ, adverb
  • ܲˈɴDzԳٱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·ɴDzԳĻ· adverb
  • ܲ·ɴDzԳĻ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unwonted1

First recorded in 1545–55; un- 1 + wonted
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As she spoke, Lucy turned crimson, though it was only momentarily, for her poor wasted veins could not stand for long such an unwonted drain to the head.

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My first quarter at Lowood seemed an age; and not the golden age either; it comprised an irksome struggle with difficulties in habituating myself to new rules and unwonted tasks.

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In the unwonted quiet we all wondered apprehensively what would happen next.

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Some sequences verge on a romp, and the result, though far from Lanthimos’s usual territory, could well bring him an unwonted commercial success.

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It shows in the hard edges of her can-do personality, on guard against unwonted sentimentality and unneeded calories, sidestepping leery co-workers with a breezy smile.

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