1 used before adjectives to emphasize that a particular quality is greater than normal:
unusually high levels of radiation * an unusually cold winter * The turnout was unusually low.
2 used to say that a particular situation is not normal or expected:
Unusually for him, he wore a tie.
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In this entry, unusually is tagged as adverb.
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