[...] enjoying in their quiet way the unwonted atmosphere of youth and happiness.
On the other hand, it was not so well known among them that Moses was always to be their ruler, and so it behooved those who rebelled against his authority to be punished in a miraculous and unwonted manner.
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Unwonted — Un*wont ed ([u^]n*w[u^]nt [e^]d), a. 1. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes. Unwonted lights.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unwonted — [un wôn′tid, unwōn′tid, unwän′tid, unwun′tid] adj. [ UN + WONTED] 1. not common, usual, or habitual; rare [to speak with unwonted severity] 2. Archaic not accustomed or used: usually with to unwontedly adv … English World dictionary
unwonted — index different, nonconforming, original (creative), unforeseeable, unusual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unwonted — not usual, 1550s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of WONT (Cf. wont) … Etymology dictionary
unwonted — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unaccustomed or unusual. DERIVATIVES unwontedly adverb … English terms dictionary
unwonted — unwontedly, adv. unwontedness, n. /un wawn tid, wohn , wun /, adj. 1. not customary or usual; rare: unwonted kindness. 2. Archaic. unaccustomed or unused. [1545 55; UN 1 + WONTED] * * * … Universalium
unwonted — un|wont|ed [ʌnˈwəuntıd US ˈwoun ] adj [only before noun] formal unusual and not what you expect to happen ▪ unwonted freedom … Dictionary of contemporary English
unwonted — un|wont|ed [ ʌn wountəd ] adjective FORMAL not usual for a particular person or thing and therefore unexpected: Let s go, she said, with unwonted enthusiasm … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unwonted — adjective (only before noun) formal unusual and not what you expect to happen: “Good day” he cried with unwonted good humour … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unwonted — UK [ʌnˈwəʊntɪd] / US [ʌnˈwoʊntəd] adjective formal not usual for a particular person or thing and therefore unexpected Let s go, she said, with unwonted enthusiasm … English dictionary
