unusually

[US]/ʌn'ju:ʒuəli/
[UK]/ʌnˈju ʒʊəlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a way that is out of the ordinary; extremely

Example Sentences

it was an unusually hot and sticky summer.

The unusually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travellers.

My dog is unusually fond of chocolate.

He is unusually adept in mathematical calculations.

The old peasant conjectured that it would be an unusually cold winter.

the cuckoo's eggs are unusually small in proportion to its size.

Mary is unusually high on her next venture.

She got an unusually low score for creativity.

The company has an unusually high proportion of young people at the top.

the plants were washed away by some unusually heavy rains.

he is unusually severe on what he regards as tendentious pseudo-learning.

The bird seized an unusually big beetle and bore it off to its nest.

The unusually hot sun has fried up the crops.

With a rail strike on the cards for next week, airline bookings have been unusually high.

The White House condemned the scenes at Tripoli airport in unusually undiplomatic language.

PHB has an unusually high degree of crystallinity due to the stereoregularity of the perfectly isotactic chains.

Real-world Examples

Mammy was unusually silent those two days.

Source: Gone with the Wind

" I feel unusually hostile toward you today."

Source: Flowers for Algernon

And many of the fans are unusually dedicated.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

" You will be unusually successful at your career" .

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

When I asked Jobs directly, he became unusually quiet and hesitant.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

There are questions about its unusually low death rate.

Source: VOA Special English Health

In July 1995, it became unusually hot in Chicago.

Source: WIL Life Revelation

Has he been behaving unusually lately?

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

When temperatures are unusually warm this cycle is disrupted.

Source: Vox opinion

UBS is perhaps unusually committed to innovation in India.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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