uncommonly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈkɑmənli/ UK /ʌnˈkɒmənli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
to an unusual degree; remarkably

She was uncommonly patient with the unruly children.

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Synonyms

1 adv · to an unusual degree;... remarkably unusually exceptionally extraordinarily notably rarely

Opposites

commonly usually ordinarily frequently

Word family

Related forms uncommon common commonlyuncommonness

Etymology

From uncommon + -ly. Common comes from Old French comun, from Latin communis ('shared, public, general'), from com- ('together') + munis ('bound, under obligation'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mei- ('to change, exchange').

un- Old English communis Latin *mei- Proto-Indo-European

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# uncommonly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈkɑmənli/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈkɒmənli/

## Meanings
1. to an unusual degree; remarkably

## Examples
- She was uncommonly patient with the unruly children.

## Synonyms
- remarkably
- unusually
- exceptionally
- extraordinarily
- notably
- rarely

## Antonyms
- commonly
- usually
- ordinarily
- frequently

## Related Forms
- uncommon
- common
- commonly
- uncommonness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: communis
- Root: *mei-

## Etymology
From uncommon + -ly. Common comes from Old French comun, from Latin communis ('shared, public, general'), from com- ('together') + munis ('bound, under obligation'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mei- ('to change, exchange').

## AI Etymology
Uncommonly is from uncommon + -ly. Common comes from Old French comun, from Latin communis ('shared, public, general'), from com- ('together') + munis ('bound, under obligation'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mei- ('to change, exchange'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), communis (Latin), and *mei- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to an unusual degree; remarkably. The wider family includes related words such as uncommon, common, commonly, and uncommonness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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