Unusual Highly Case Adjective ʌnˈjuːʒuəl ʌnˈjuːʒəl Police Step

• the case is highly unusual.
• police then took the unusual step of publishing the names and pictures of the two suspects.
• it's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often).
• it's unusual for the trees to flower so early.

unusual

1. different from what is usual or normal
• SYNONYM uncommon
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• The case is highly unusual.
• Police then took the unusual step of publishing the names and pictures of the two suspects.
• It's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often).
• It's unusual for the trees to flower so early.
• It was a bit unusual to see her up and about before nine in the morning.
• She has a very unusual name.
• She hadn't noticed anything unusual about Susan's behaviour.

Extra Examples

• It was considered unusual for a woman to study medicine.
• It's not at all unusual to feel very tired in the early months of pregnancy.
• The organization is unusual in several respects.
• This is a highly unusual case.
• He's a man of unusual strength and courage.
• He's a writer with an unusual sensitivity to the differences between past and present.
• If you have an unusual hobby you would like to share with our readers, write to…
• It was unusual to see anyone out on the streets at this hour.
• It's highly unusual for her to be so late.
• The best teachers had enthusiasm and an unusual energy and commitment.
• The conference has generated an unusual degree of interest.
• The house has several unusual but interesting features.
• The new chairman has an unusual breadth of experience.
• The painter reveals unusual skill in representing three-dimensional objects.
2. different from other similar things and therefore interesting and attractive
• an unusual colour
• Are you looking for an unusual gift idea this Christmas?
• their unusual mix of funk, rock, hip hop, jazz and techno
3. a category of very severe punishment that is banned under US law
• This important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
• Detainees are subjected to malnutrition, forced labor, and to other cruel and unusual punishments.