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nonaccustomed

nonaccustomed adjective: unaccustomed.

Adjective

nonaccustomed (comparative more nonaccustomed, superlative most nonaccustomed)

  1. Unaccustomed.
    • In the blood of the nonaccustomed the highest percentage of alcohol in the blood is reached in from one and one-half to two hours; it remains for some time at this level and then slowly declines.1919, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, Prohibiting Intoxicating Beverages, page 334
    • It is not clear whether respiratory complaints pertained to the upper or lower respiratory tract or whether conjunctivitis was more severe in the nonaccustomed workers.1974, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Exposure to Ammonia, page 43

Examples of nonaccustomed in a sentence

  • Skeletal muscles can be damaged in many ways by intense and active exercise, especially in nonaccustomed subjects.2004, Roberto Merletti, Philip J. Parker, Electromyography, page 375:
  • Engagement in nonaccustomed physical activity results in delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) which is particularly evident after eccentric muscle contractions.2016, Susan Raatz, Douglas Bibus, Fish and Fish Oil in Health and Disease Prevention, page 126:

Forms of nonaccustomed

comparativemore nonaccustomed
superlativemost nonaccustomed

Origin of nonaccustomed

From non- + accustomed.

Questions about nonaccustomed

What does nonaccustomed mean?
Nonaccustomed means unaccustomed.
How do you use nonaccustomed in a sentence?
Skeletal muscles can be damaged in many ways by intense and active exercise, especially in nonaccustomed subjects.
What part of speech is nonaccustomed?
Nonaccustomed is an adjective.

Words near nonaccustomed in the dictionary

  1. nonaccumulative
  2. nonaccurate
  3. nonaccursed
  4. nonaccusative
  5. nonaccusatory
  6. nonaccustomed
  7. nonacene
  8. nonacerbic
  9. nonacetabular
  10. nonacetate
  11. nonacetic

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