uncustomarily
- adverb
- /ʌnˈkʌstəˌmɛrɪli/
- The team played uncustomarily well this season, surprising all their fans.
Examples
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He spoke uncustomarily softly during the meeting, catching everyone off guard.
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Williams had his most impactful bad performance of the season Wednesday night, incredibly missing five of his seven shots at the rim and appearing uncustomarily sluggish on defense as the short-handed Wolves were beaten in the final seconds at home by the sub-mediocre Charlotte Bobcats.
Blog text (34) -
She decided to wear a bright red dress to the party, which was uncustomarily bold for her.
Synonyms
In a way that is not normal or usual
In a way that is not usual for someone or something
In a strange way that people notice
In a way that is different from what most people do
In a way that is not normal or expected
In a way that is not usual
In an unusual way that is not normal
In an unusual way not like what usually happens
In a way that is not usual
In a way that is not usual for someone
In a way that is not usual or expected
In an unusual way that does not follow the usual way people do things
Antonyms
How Usual
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncustomarily = uncustomary (transparent) = un + customary + ly
Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'uncustomary'; the morphological step and meaning are predictable.
Etymology
Uncustomarily breaks into un- 'not' and customary 'usual', and customary comes from custom 'a habit or common way of doing things'. So, uncustomarily means 'not in the usual way'.