unusually
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3.3
- adverb
- /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/
:
inusualmente
- This is an unusually cold, wet year for San Francisco.
- unusually high
- unusually large
- an unusually high number
He is someone who is unusually frank about his desires.
- He is someone who is unusually frank about his desires.
- Even for the Trump campaign, that's an unusually hostile response.
- And there that kind of thing is known to be unusually stable.
- It was a, a country that is unusually homogeneous.
- I will say the ride is harsh, unusually so.
- An interesting fact that it's worth noting is that Indian elections are unusually expensive to run.
- I love factory wide bodies and this car is unusually quick.
- Now yours are on unusually white cap.
- We don't value people's creative pursuits unless they're unless they're unusually successful in them.
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
190
3.2
In an unusual or unexpected way
184
3.5
To a very unusual or surprising degree
172
2.8
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
150
3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
137
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
122
2.3
In a way that causes surprise or wonder
101
3.5
In a way that is especially clear or important
80
4.1
To a much higher level than usual
57
4.6
To a very great degree
55
2.0
To a greater degree than usual
31
4.1
In a strange or unexpected way
21
4.0
In a way that makes people very surprised
17
4.6
In a way that is not normal or usual
17
5.2
To a very great degree
16
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
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
5.2
To a greater degree than usual
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
To a very great degree
In an unusual way not like what usually happens
In a way that is not usual
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'.