Unusual

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ÊŒnˈjuːʒuÉ™l/, /ÊŒnˈjuːʒəl/

Alternative forms

• unusuall obsolete

Full definition of unusual

Adjective

1. Unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm.
• 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 2, I had occasion … to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return … I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, …, and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding.
2. His behavior was unusual in that it was considered childish for a man of his age.
3. More than usual.

Synonyms

• (different from the expected) abnormal, rare, strange, weird, stronger extraordinary

Antonyms

• (different from the expected) normal, usual