unusualadjective
uk/ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/us/ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/A2 different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting, or attractive:
"Do you like the new couch?" "Yes, it's very unusual."
[ + to infinitive ] It's unusual to have adult conversation like that with such a young child.
I was actually on time, which is unusual for me.
More examples
- Their kitchen is painted an unusual shade of yellow.
- It's unusual to have a goalkeeper as the captain of a football team.
- He uses a lot of unusual expressions.
- There was nothing unusual about her physical appearance.
- That's an unusual name - is it an Icelandic name?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unique and unusual
- accidental
- alt-
- alternative
- alternative lifestyle
- be marked out as sth idiom
- be one in a million idiom
- extraordinary
- fantastic
- guerrilla
- incongruous
- inimitable
- irreplaceable
- personalize
- random
- rarity
- refreshing
- remarkable
- remarkably
- signally
- singular
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