unco
9.9
To a very great degree
- adverb
- Archaic
:
extraordinariamente
- The weather was unco warm for a winter's day.
Examples
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She was unco excited about the surprise party.
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His voice was unco loud during the meeting.
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That's a trade union, of which principle one states peer review is UNCO compensated of volunteer work.
Synonyms
remarkably
vsunco
184
3.5
To a very unusual or surprising degree
is more neutral and simply indicates great degree
unbelievably
vsunco
107
3.7
In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible
states degree without the sense of disbelief
notably
vsunco
101
3.5
In a way that is especially clear or important
is general intensity without special emphasis
uncannily
vsunco
5
6.9
In a way that is strange, surprising, and hard to explain
simply marks high degree without oddness
How Intense
Surface Forms
unco positive
Etymology
Unco comes from an old word made of un- ('not') and couth ('known' or 'familiar'), the same root as uncouth, which once meant 'strange'. Because it began as 'unusual' or 'remarkable', it later became a way to say 'very', so calling something unco means it is 'very' or 'unusually' something.