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unaccustomedun‧ac‧cus‧tomed /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd◂/ adjective formal - unaccustomed speed and decisiveness
- As she stepped from her Rolls, Elinor shivered in the unaccustomed raw air of February.
- Extensive field research can mean long periods living under adverse conditions to which the researcher is unaccustomed.
- Government service also brought Mr Packard unaccustomed public attention and made him and his company a magnet for controversy and protest.
- Imposing such a structure in baseball will take tough bargaining and unaccustomed discipline on the part of the owners.
- In fact she felt off her head, her mind a sickening unaccustomed whirl.
- Putting an economic rug back under the family means paying unaccustomed attention to issues of family business.
- They were people who were unaccustomed to silence, who were comforted by the racket of their own voices.
- We became unaccustomed to silence, which was a signal for alarm.
not used to something► not be used to · I'm not used to cold weather.· She's still not used to the new phone system.not be used to doing something · We're not used to losing, so the defeat came as a surprise.· Like most jazz musicians, Dan wasn't used to getting up so early in the morning. ► not be accustomed to formal to not be used to something, especially because it is not a normal part of your life: · Sorry, but I need to sit down and rest - I'm not accustomed to the heat.· Helen wasn't accustomed to such a big breakfast.not be accustomed to doing something: · Mr Tench was not accustomed to being treated with disrespect. ► unaccustomed/unused to to be not used to something new or different, especially so that you find it unpleasant or hard to accept: · Coming from the country, I was entirely unused to city traffic.· My mother was unaccustomed to the hard physical work that was expected of her.be unaccustomed/unused to doing something: · He was a successful man, unused to sitting still. ► unaccustomed to (doing) something- Hazel, like nearly all wild animals, was unaccustomed to look up at the sky.
- Human Resource departments are also unaccustomed to classifying employees according to these informal roles that are so vital to innovation.
- Many had, during marriage, distinct conjugal roles and were therefore quite unaccustomed to undertaking partners' household tasks.
- Some of these visitors will be unaccustomed to country roads and to the hazards of walking along a road with no footpath.
- They had grown unaccustomed to using their power of collective action.
- They were people who were unaccustomed to silence, who were comforted by the racket of their own voices.
- Unemployed or still at school, often unaccustomed to budget discipline, young people now have unprecedented opportunities to outspend their means.
- We became unaccustomed to silence, which was a signal for alarm.
1unaccustomed to (doing) something not used to something: a country boy, unaccustomed to city ways2[only before noun] not usual, typical, or familiar: She was completely exhausted by the unaccustomed heat.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that they are not used to something rather than unaccustomed to it:· She wasn't used to living on her own. |