unwonted
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unwonted
- /ʌnˈwɑntɪd/ US
- /ʌnˈwɒntɪd/ UK
Sounds like unwanted
Where it comes from
From un- + wonted. Redundant in form, as wont is by itself historically the participle adjective. Largely displaced earlier unwont.
adjective more unwonted · most unwonted
- Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent; strange. Be of comfort; / My father's of a better nature, sir, / Than he appears by speech: this is unwonted, / Which now came from him.
- Unused (to); unaccustomed (to) something.
