# unusual

Pronunciation: say "un-YOO-zhoo-uhl" /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/

## Adjective

1. Not usual; different from what normally happens or is commonly seen, and so out of the ordinary.
   - Simple: Not normal or common, and different from what you usually see.
   - _The detective noticed an unusual pattern in the financial records._
   - _Snow this late in spring is unusual even for the mountains._

## Noun

2. A thing that is out of the ordinary; an anomaly that departs from what is normally expected.
   - Simple: A thing that is strange or not normal, and that stands out.
   - _Collectors of antiques prize the unusual above the merely old._
   - _Her photography captures the unusual in everyday street scenes._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix un- ("not") added to usual.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unusual (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).