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unusual
English
Alternative forms
- unusuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From un- +? usual.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?ju??u?l/, /?n?ju???l/
Adjective
unusual (comparative more unusual, superlative most unusual)
- Not usual, out of the ordinary
- Synonyms: uncommon, rare, extraordinary, remarkable; see also Thesaurus:strange
- Antonyms: normal, usual, common, ordinary
Derived terms
- unusually
- unusualness
Translations
Noun
unusual (plural unusuals)
- Something that is unusual; an anomaly.
- 1905, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- I should say that it was very unusual for such men to leave a bottle half empty. How do all these unusuals strike you, Watson?
- 1939, Pauline Redmond, Wilfrid Redmond, Business paper writing, a career (page 154)
- Two of these unusuals have been selected for special effort throughout the season. They are kneeling pads and water-proof garden gloves. During the bulb planting season they are displayed with the bulbs […]
- 1905, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
References
- unusual at OneLook Dictionary Search
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utmost
English
Etymology
From Middle English utmest, utemest [and other forms], from Old English ?tmest, ?temest [and other forms], from ?t, ?te (“out; outdoors, outside”) + -mest (suffix meaning ‘furthest’, used to form superlatives of some adjectives) (and conflated with most). ?t is derived from Proto-Germanic *?t (“out, outward”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“out, outward”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??tm?(??)st/
- (General American) enPR: ?t'm?st, IPA(key): /??tmo??st/, [???-], [??t-]
- Hyphenation: ut?most
Adjective
utmost (not comparable)
- Situated at the most distant limit; farthest, outermost.
- Synonyms: outmost, uttermost, yondermost
- The most extreme; greatest, ultimate.
Derived terms
- utmostly
Related terms
- outermost
- outmost
- uttermost
Translations
Noun
utmost (countable and uncountable, plural utmosts)
- The greatest possible capability, extent, or quantity; maximum.
- Synonym: yondermost
Translations
References
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