unusually

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unusually

  • /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/

Where it comes from

From unusual + -ly or un- + usually.

adverb more unusually · most unusually

  1. In an unusual manner. She's unusually happy for someone who's just broken her leg.

    Similar: unwontedly, abnormally, atypically, exceptionally, extraordinarily, irregularly, uncommonly, untypically, unusually

Opposite: normally

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unco, remarkably, outstandingly, anomalously, unexpectedly, unnaturally, strangely, abnormally, oddly, unprecedentedly, disproportionately, disproportionally, incredibly, weirdly, uniquely, unseasonably

adverb

Opposite: normally

Translations

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adv in an unusual manner

Españolinusualmente
Françaisinhabituellement, étrangement, étonnamment
Deutschungewöhnlich
Italianoinsolitamente, stranamente, curiosamente
Românăciudat
Русскийнеобы́чно neobýčno, необыча́йно neobyčájno, необыкнове́нно neobyknovénno, непривы́чно neprivýčno

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@misc{unusually_2026,
  title = {unusually},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unusually},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}