unwonted
adjective [before noun] /ʌnˈwəʊn.tɪd/
/-ˈwɑːn.t̬ɪd/ formalDefinition
› unusual; not often experienced or shown: He sprang to the phone with unwonted eagerness.Unique and unusualGood, better and best in terms of quality
(Definition of unwonted adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- alternative adjective
- be marked out as sth idiom
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