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unwont

unwont adjective: unwonted; unused; unaccustomed.

Adjective

unwont (comparative more unwont, superlative most unwont)

  1. (archaic) unwonted; unused; unaccustomed
    • I am unwont to press my favours, or to deal with priests who require entreaty, when gifts are held out to them.1829 May 2, [Walter Scott], Anne of Geierstein; or, The Maiden of the Mist. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [Ballantyne and Company] for Cadell and Co., […]; London...

Forms of unwont

comparativemore unwont
superlativemost unwont

Origin of unwont

From un- + wont.

Questions about unwont

What does unwont mean?
Unwont means unwonted; unused; unaccustomed.
What part of speech is unwont?
Unwont is an adjective.

Words near unwont in the dictionary

  1. unwondered
  2. unwonderful
  3. unwondering
  4. unwonderingly
  5. unwonders
  6. unwont
  7. unwonted
  8. unwontedly
  9. unwontedness
  10. unwooable
  11. unwooded

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