unwonted
Adjective Satellite
- out of the ordinary
- "an unwonted softness in her face"
Adj
- Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent; strange.
- Unused (to); unaccustomed (to) something.
Adjective
- Not customary or usual; unexpected.
Examples
- His UNWONTED silence indicated deep concentration on a complex Scrabble play.
Origin / Etymology
From un- + wonted. Redundant in form, as wont is by itself historically the participle adjective. Largely displaced earlier unwont.
Scrabble Score: 12
unwonted: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordunwonted: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unwonted: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
unwonted: valid Words With Friends Word