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Unusual It’s ʌnˈjuːʒuəl Trees Flower Early Doctors Work

Word unusual
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ʌnˈjuːʒuəl / NAmE / ʌnˈjuːʒuəl /
Example
  • it's unusual for the trees to flower so early.
  • she has a very unusual name.
  • it's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often).
  • an unusual colour
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unusual

(adjective)BrE / ʌnˈjuːʒuəl / NAmE / ʌnˈjuːʒuəl /
  1. different from what is usual or normal
    • synonym uncommon
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/uncommon
    • It's unusual for the trees to flower so early.
    • She has a very unusual name.
    • It's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often).
  2. different from other similar things and therefore interesting and attractive
    • an unusual colour

    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.
    • It’s unusual for a woman to do this job.
    • The arrival of a taxi was unusual enough; an unknown woman getting out of it was sensational.
    • 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.
    • It’s not unusual for junior doctors to work 60 hours a week.
    • It’s unusual for apple trees to flower so early.
    • 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 island is a land of unusual beauty and vivid contrasts.
    • The new chairman has an unusual breadth of experience.
    • The painter reveals unusual skill in representing three-dimensional objects.
    • The wine, with its deliciously mature, honeyed fruit, is an unusual bargain.
    • What an unusual colour!
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