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uncustomary
adjective
formaluk /ˌʌnˈkʌs.tə.mər.i/ us /ˌʌnˈkʌs.tə.mer.i/
not usual or typical for a particular person or in a particular situation:
He approached her about the problem with uncustomary patience and delicacy.
The police held no news conference and released little information, uncustomary in such a high-profile case.
The orchestra played beautifully apart from a few uncustomary slips.
We found ourselves at a concert at the uncustomary time of 10 a.m.
She reacted with an uncustomary silence.
This possibility created some dark thoughts in his mind, uncustomary to him.
We spoke to each other with uncustomary caution.
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