unusually
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3.3
- adverb
- /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/
- This is an unusually cold, wet year for San Francisco.
- unusually high
- unusually large
- an unusually high number
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Examples
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The weather here is, I mean, unusually warm for March.
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The river was crossable on foot, but the banks were unusually muddy and steep.
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Number one was the water was unusually cold this morning, really cold.
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Your young ladies are unusually active, Mrs. March, if I may say so.
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We have probably an unusually broad research program.
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And finally, I think we are unusually supportive of each other.
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You do seem unusually light-hearted.
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She is looking unusually radiant tonight.
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Well, it's an unusually high payout for a simple life-insurance policy.
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There's been an unusually high instance of brain tumor and epileptic deaths.
Synonyms
249
2.0
To a greater degree than usual
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
96
3.5
In a way that is especially clear or important
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
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
14
7.7
In a very unusual and surprising way
10
5.3
To a much higher level than usual
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
7.3
In a way that is different from what most people expect
1
8.1
In an unusual way that is not normal
1
6.6
In a way that is not usual
1
9.9
To a very great degree
In an unusual way not like what usually happens
Antonyms
How Unusual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unusually is made from un- meaning 'not' and usual meaning 'normal', and usual is related to the everyday word use. So to do something unusually is to do it 'not as normal', often 'more than is expected'.