1 different from what is usual or normal
SYNSTRANGE:
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 / feature / hobby
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for unusual is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is unusual a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, unusual is tagged as adjective.
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