Unusually

/ʌnˈjuʒuəli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner that is not typical or normal; to an exceptional or remarkable degree.

Etymology

Formed from 'unusual' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly.' 'Unusual' comes from the prefix 'un-' (not) plus 'usual' from Latin usualis meaning 'customary.' The word entered English in the late 16th century as descriptions of normalcy became more standardized.

Kelly Says

The word 'unusually' creates a linguistic paradox - by describing something as unusual, we're actually making the unusual more usual through categorization. Studies show that people tend to remember 'unusually' modified statements more vividly, as the brain flags exceptions to patterns as potentially important information.

Translations

ARالعربية
بشكل غير عادي
biʃkal ɣajr ʿādī
BNবাংলা
অস্বাভাবিকভাবে
ôsabʰabikbʰabe
CSČeština
neobvykle
nɛɔbɪklɛ
DADansk
usædvanligt
uˈsɛdʋanlɪɡt
DEDeutsch
ungewöhnlich
ʊnɡəˈvøːnlɪç
ELΕλληνικά
ατυχώς
atixós
ESEspañol
inusualmente
inuwˈsalmente
FISuomi
epätavallisesti
eˈpætɑvɑlɪsɛsti
FRFrançais
de manière inhabituelle
də manɛʁ ɛ̃.abi.tɥɛl
HEעברית
באופן לא רגיל
beʾofen lo ragil
HIहिन्दी
असामान्य रूप से
asāmānya rūp se
HUMagyar
szokatlanul
ʃokaːtlɒn
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak biasa
tiˈdak bi.a.sa
ITItaliano
in modo insolito
in ˈmɔːdo inˈsoːlito
JA日本語
普通ではない
futsū de wa nai
KO한국어
비정상적으로
pijeong-sangjeog-eulo
NLNederlands
ongewoon
ɔŋˈɣoːn
NONorsk
uvanlig
ʊˈvɑnli
PLPolski
nietypowo
ɲɛˈtɨpɔvɔ
PTPortuguês
inusualmente
ĩnu.zu.ɐlˈmẽ.tɨ
RORomână
neobișnuit
ne.o.biʃˈnuit
RUРусский
необычно
nʲɪɐˈbɨt͡ʃno
SVSvenska
ovanligt
uːˈvanlɪkt
TAதமிழ்
வழக்கத்திற்கு மாறாக
vaḻakkattirku māṟāka
THไทย
ในลักษณะที่ไม่ปกติ
nai laksaṇ tʰîi mai pɔkati
TRTürkçe
alışılmadık şekilde
a.lɯʃɯ.la.mɑd ʃe.kil.de
UKУкраїнська
не звичайно
ne zvytʃajno
VITiếng Việt
không bình thường
kʰɔŋ˧˦ bin˧˧ tʰɔŋ
ZH中文
异常地
yì cháng de

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