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unusually

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N Y UW1 ZH UW2 AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AH0 N Y UW1 ZH W AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an unusual manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She's unusually happy for someone who's just broken her leg.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

to a remarkable degree or extent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was unusually tall

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: remarkably, outstandingly, unco

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From unusual + -ly or un- + usually.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: ongewoon — in an unusual manner
  • Finnish: epätavallisesti — in an unusual manner
  • Finnish: tavattomasti — in an unusual manner
  • French: inhabituellement — in an unusual manner
  • French: étrangement — in an unusual manner
  • French: étonnamment — in an unusual manner
  • Galician: inusualmente — in an unusual manner
  • German: ungewöhnlich — in an unusual manner
  • Hungarian: szokatlanul — in an unusual manner
  • Icelandic: óvenjulega — in an unusual manner
  • Icelandic: óvanalega — in an unusual manner
  • Italian: insolitamente — in an unusual manner
  • Italian: stranamente — in an unusual manner
  • Italian: curiosamente — in an unusual manner
  • Latin: ūsūrpātīvē — in an unusual manner
  • Latvian: neparasti — in an unusual manner
  • Polish: niezwykle — in an unusual manner
  • Romanian: ciudat — in an unusual manner
  • Russian: необы́чно (neobýčno) — in an unusual manner
  • Russian: необыча́йно (neobyčájno) — in an unusual manner
  • Russian: необыкнове́нно (neobyknovénno) — in an unusual manner
  • Russian: непривы́чно (neprivýčno) — in an unusual manner
  • Spanish: inusualmente — in an unusual manner
Real reading context

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