- unaccustomed
adj. (cannot stand alone) unaccustomed to (unaccustomed to public speaking)
* * *[ˌʌnə'kʌstəmd](cannot stand alone) unaccustomed to (unaccustomed to public speaking)
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Unaccustomed — Un ac*cus tomed, a. 1. Not used; not habituated; unfamiliar; unused; which to. [1913 Webster] Chastened as a bullock unaccustomed to yoke. Jer. xxxi. 18. [1913 Webster] 2. Not usual; uncommon; strange; new. [1913 Webster] What unaccustomed cause… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unaccustomed — [un΄əkus′təmd] adj. 1. not accustomed or habituated; not used (to) [unaccustomed to such kindness] 2. not usual; strange [an unaccustomed action] … English World dictionary
unaccustomed — [adj1] not prepared, ready; new ignorant, incompetent, inexperienced, newcome, not given to*, not used to, novice, too green*, unacquainted, unfamiliar with, uninformed, uninstructed, unpracticed, unseasoned, unskilled, untaught, untrained,… … New thesaurus
unaccustomed — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not customary; unusual. 2) (unaccustomed to) not familiar with or used to. DERIVATIVES unaccustomedly adverb … English terms dictionary
unaccustomed — I adjective aberrant, abnormal, amazing, anomalous, astonishing, bizarre, curious, different, eccentric, exceptional, exotic, extraordinary, foreign, freakish, green, inexperienced, insolitus, insuetus, inusitate, irregular, naive, new, novel,… … Law dictionary
unaccustomed — (adj.) 1520s, not customary, unfamiliar, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of ACCUSTOM (Cf. accustom). Meaning not accustomed or habituated (to) is first attested 1610s … Etymology dictionary
unaccustomed — [[t]ʌ̱nəkʌ̱stəmd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to n/ ing If you are unaccustomed to something, you do not know it very well or have not experienced it very often. [WRITTEN] They were unaccustomed to such military setbacks... It is a part of… … English dictionary
unaccustomed — adjective formal 1 unaccustomed to not used to something: a country boy, unaccustomed to city ways 2 (only before noun) not usual, typical, or familiar: unaccustomed physical exertion 3 unaccustomed as I am (to) spoken formal used before saying… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unaccustomed — un|ac|cus|tomed [ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd] adj formal 1.) unaccustomed to (doing) sth not used to something ▪ a country boy, unaccustomed to city ways 2.) [only before noun] not usual, typical, or familiar ▪ She was completely exhausted by the unaccustomed… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unaccustomed — un|ac|cus|tomed [ ,ʌnə kʌstəmd ] adjective unusual: The unaccustomed heat had left her feeling exhausted. unaccustomed to something not used to something or not in the habit of doing something: These people are unaccustomed to having to do their… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
