unusual

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   not commonly encountered

   two-career families are no longer unusual

2. 2
   adj

   not usual or common or ordinary

   a scene of unusual beauty

3. 3
   adj

   Not usual, out of the ordinary.

   Every once in a while, though, Idol comes across an unusual talent who just blows everyone away.

4. 4
   noun

   Something that is unusual; an anomaly.

   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?

5. 5
   adj

   being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected

Etymology

From un- + usual.