uncommonly
10
5.3
- adverb
- /ʌnˈkʌmənli/
- Her face is rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes.
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Watch on YouTubeI mean, you really show sides of yourself that are uncommonly shown, I think, in some of your other formats.
- I mean, you really show sides of yourself that are uncommonly shown, I think, in some of your other formats.
Examples
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However, I'm told that you write poetry uncommonly well.
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It was an uncommonly fine day, with a hot sun gracing the lands.
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Really, you are uncommonly good.
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"One gets such uncommonly good talk." "Is that another sort of joke?" asked the old man.
Fiction book (1996) -
Moreover, he was feeling uncommonly young for his years.
Fiction book (2002) -
Exceptional nonprofit boards advance the common good through uncommonly good work.
Academic text (2006) -
That's uncommonly generous of you, Field Marshal.
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Larry Burgess was the kind of principal known for attracting and retaining uncommonly good teachers.
Fiction book (2001) -
Film Crit Hulk, he of the caps lock, wrote an uncommonly good 27,000-word essay.
Blog text (21) -
She plays the piano uncommonly well for someone her age.
Synonyms
165
3.5
To a very unusual or surprising degree
148
3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
147
3.2
In an unusual or unexpected way
131
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
130
2.3
In a way that causes surprise or wonder
107
3.3
More than normal or expected
98
3.7
In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible
73
4.1
To a much higher level than usual
54
4.6
To a very great degree
36
4.1
In a strange or unexpected way
33
3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
30
2.8
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
20
4.0
In a way that makes people very surprised
18
4.6
In a way that is not normal or usual
16
5.2
To a very great degree
15
6.9
In a way that is not usual for someone or something
15
6.4
In a way that is very unusual or impressive
14
7.7
In a very unusual and surprising way
12
4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
7
5.6
In a way that makes people feel very surprised
3
5.2
To a greater degree than usual
1
8.2
Seems very strange and different from what people expect
1
8.2
In a way that is not normal or expected
1
6.1
In a way that is not usual
1
8.1
In an unusual way that is not normal
1
6.6
In a way that is not usual
1
6.3
In a very strange way that feels surprising
In an unusual way not like what usually happens
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Etymology
The word uncommonly comes from the parts un- 'not', common 'ordinary' or 'shared', and -ly 'in a way', so it literally means 'in a not ordinary way'. That's why uncommonly is used to say something is 'remarkably' or 'to an unusual degree'.