Definition of unusually in English:
unusually
adverbʌnˈjuːʒ(ə)liˌənˈjuʒ(u)əli
1In a way that is not habitual or common.
the name is spelt unusually
sentence adverb perhaps unusually for the time, William never remarried
Example sentencesExamples
- Unusually, it was filmed entirely on location.
- Unusually for Ortelius, no source for this famous map is cited, suggesting that he may have compiled the information himself.
- Stephen can have my rare collection of unusually decorated socks, and Jude can have my Pilates book and cherished pot plant.
- Beautifully acted and unusually written, this erotic thriller is another win for the director.
- The biggest surprise came in the acting categories, where both Penn and Johansson unusually scooped two nominations each in their respective sections.
- 1.1as submodifier To a remarkable or unusual extent; exceptionally.
there were an unusually large number of excellent performances
Example sentencesExamples
- The secretary general issued an unusually strong public statement about the crisis.
- Individual voices gave the 1990s generation of emerging British artists an unusually broad base.
- He presented temperature data from three Arkansas experiment stations to show the unusually high temperatures.
- We lost these perennials here in Zone 6 during an unusually bad winter.
- The result is unusually stable forms of nitrogen that aren't readily available to the growing plants.
Definition of unusually in US English:
unusually
adverbˌənˈyo͞oZH(o͞o)əlēˌənˈjuʒ(u)əli
1In a way that is not habitual or common.
the name is spelled unusually
sentence adverb perhaps unusually for the time, William never remarried
Example sentencesExamples
- Stephen can have my rare collection of unusually decorated socks, and Jude can have my Pilates book and cherished pot plant.
- Beautifully acted and unusually written, this erotic thriller is another win for the director.
- Unusually for Ortelius, no source for this famous map is cited, suggesting that he may have compiled the information himself.
- Unusually, it was filmed entirely on location.
- The biggest surprise came in the acting categories, where both Penn and Johansson unusually scooped two nominations each in their respective sections.
- 1.1as submodifier To a remarkable or unusual extent; exceptionally.
there were an unusually large number of excellent performances
Example sentencesExamples
- The result is unusually stable forms of nitrogen that aren't readily available to the growing plants.
- We lost these perennials here in Zone 6 during an unusually bad winter.
- He presented temperature data from three Arkansas experiment stations to show the unusually high temperatures.
- The secretary general issued an unusually strong public statement about the crisis.
- Individual voices gave the 1990s generation of emerging British artists an unusually broad base.