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unfamiliarly

unfamiliarly

7.2
In a way that is not known or usual
  • adverb
  • /ʌnˈfæmɪliərli/
translation icon : desconocidamente
  • The taste of the exotic fruit was unfamiliarly sweet, surprising her palate.

Examples

  • And it was like, it was, it was like, like, I don't know, unfamiliar, unfamiliarly smooth for a halftime show.

  • She gave a little twirl, feeling parts of her jiggle unfamiliarly, but the feeling didn't bother her; she liked it.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • When he arrived at the new school, everything felt unfamiliarly different compared to his old one.

  • As she walked through the old house, she noticed the unfamiliarly ornate decorations that reminded her of her childhood.

Synonyms

unaccustomedly
vsunfamiliarly
7.9

In a way that is not usual for someone

is about being not well known rather than habit or routine
unwontedly
vsunfamiliarly
  • Literature
9.9

In a way that is not usual or expected

is about being not well known rather than being rare in practice
uncustomarily
vsunfamiliarly
7.5

In a way that is not usual

is about being not well known rather than breaking normal practice
foreignly
vsunfamiliarly
9.9

In a way that seems not familiar or comes from another country

is about being not well known without implying outside origin

Antonyms

2 4.1

In a friendly, informal way that shows you know someone well

How Familiar

familiarly
2 4.1
unfamiliarly
7.2

Surface Forms

unfamiliarly positive

Morphology

unfamiliarly = unfamiliar (transparent) = un + familiar + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'unfamiliar', giving a straightforward manner meaning 'in a not familiar way'.

Etymology

Unfamiliarly breaks into un- 'not', familiar which is like family and means 'known or close', and -ly 'in a way'. So, unfamiliarly means 'in a way that is not known or usual', which is why we use it when something feels strange or new.