unwontedly
/ʊnˈwoʊnt.ɪd.li/
unwontedly adverb: unusually.
Adverb
unwontedly (comparative more unwontedly, superlative most unwontedly)
- Unusually.
- “Knowest thou,” said the Jester, “my good friend Gurth, that thou art strangely courteous and most unwontedly pious on this summer morning? […]”1820, Walter Scott, chapter 6, in Ivanhoe
- Yes. I remember Adlestrop—
The name, because one afternoon
Of heat the express-train drew up there
Unwontedly. It was late June.1917, Edward Thomas, “Adlestrop”, in Poems, London: Selwyn & Blount, page 40
Forms of unwontedly
| comparative | more unwontedly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unwontedly |
Origin of unwontedly
From unwonted + -ly.
Questions about unwontedly
- What does unwontedly mean?
- Unwontedly means unusually.
- What part of speech is unwontedly?
- Unwontedly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce unwontedly?
- Unwontedly is pronounced /ʊnˈwoʊnt.ɪd.li/.
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