unusual

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/
• SAMPA: /Vn"ju:Du@l/

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Adjective

Positive unusual

Comparative more unusual

Superlative most unusual

1. If something is unusual, it is not what you expect. It is not an everyday thing or happening. <> bambarakwai, wani iri.

   A popular trope of science fiction is a world in which creatures with unusual body plans rule.
   Mafi yawan finafinan da ke kokarin nuna wata duniya ta daban, kan nuna halittu ne masu tsarin halitta bambarakwai. --bbchausa_verticals/081

Synonyms

• different
• odd
• rare
• strange
• uncommon

Antonyms

• common
• normal
• regular

Related words

• unusually
• usual