unaccustomed

CEFRC1

/ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not familiar with something because you have not experienced it before.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of unaccustom

Examples

  • I'm unaccustomed to living without electricity.

  • I'm unaccustomed to this.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. To which one is not accustomed, unfamiliar

  2. Not used to an event or thing, not accustomed.

More examples

In context

  • He is unaccustomed to the cold.

  • […] I again conveyed his Key into his Pocket, and counterfeiting Sleep, tho’ I never once cloſed my Eyes, lay in Bed till after he aroſe and went to Prayers, an Exerciſe to which I had long been unaccuſtomed.

  • Later that day, whether from the accumulated effect of seeing hunger, from the unaccustomed food or from the sun, I get sick.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The desert traveler was blank to the extreme heat and soon felt dizzy and weak from the exposure.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + accustomed.