Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unusual"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Unusual \Un*u"su*al\, a.
Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of
unusual grace or erudition. -- {Un*u"su*al*ly}, adv. --
{Un*u"su*al*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

unusual
adj 1: not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual
beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and
unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite" [ant: {usual}]
2: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected;
slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation
that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what
a strange sense of humor she has" [syn: {strange}] [ant: {familiar}]
3: not commonly encountered; "two-career families are no longer
unusual"


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