Unwontedly

//ʊnˈwoʊnt.ɪd.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Unusually.

    "“Knowest thou,” said the Jester, “my good friend Gurth, that thou art strangely courteous and most unwontedly pious on this summer morning? […]”"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an unusual manner wordnet

Example

More examples

"“Knowest thou,” said the Jester, “my good friend Gurth, that thou art strangely courteous and most unwontedly pious on this summer morning? […]”"

Etymology

From unwonted + -ly.

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