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  • adverb In a way that is not customary.

Etymologies

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uncustomary +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Their festive events have mostly been rated as winning and original, whether it's a relaxing evening chatting with old friends in the Yellow Oval Room, snacks and story time for bright-eyed tykes upstairs or a big dinner, uncustomarily served in the Executive Mansion's largest indoor space, the glittering East Room, so that the maximum number of guest could be invited to hear Stevie Wonder sing.

    Michael Henry Adams: Changing Fashion, Obama Style 2009

  • At the 4 p.m. meeting on Thursday, the SVTS room was so crowded that the counterterrorism experts who had arrived early were bumped from their seats to make way for President Clinton's staff, who, not uncustomarily, arrived late.

    Death On Flight 800 2008

  • The episode aired earlier tonight, performed live on December 8, 1963 -- some two weeks after the assassination -- made absolutely no reference to the national tragedy, but the regulars did seem uncustomarily tense and a bit rattled.

    What's My Time Line? 2006

  • The episode aired earlier tonight, performed live on December 8, 1963 -- some two weeks after the assassination -- made absolutely no reference to the national tragedy, but the regulars did seem uncustomarily tense and a bit rattled.

    Archive 2006-05-14 2006

  • Physically, he was being baked by the direct sunlight and the uncustomarily heavy clothing.

    Mission Of Honor Clancy, Tom 2002

  • “E parpamo” said the old Knight, uncustomarily smiling.

    Chosen Of The Gods Pierson, Chris 2001

  • "Thank you, Mr. Scott," Kirk said, his hand briefly and uncustomarily gripping the chief engineer's shoulder.

    Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000

  • "Thank you, Mr. Scott," Kirk said, his hand briefly and uncustomarily gripping the chief engineer's shoulder.

    Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000

  • "Thank you, Mr. Scott," Kirk said, his hand briefly and uncustomarily gripping the chief engineer's shoulder.

    Chain of Attack Gene De Weese 2000

  • "Ianira and Malcolm were speaking again, forcibly yanking Margo out of uncustomarily deep thoughts. "- firearms practice schedule on her own, same with the martial arts.

    Wagers of Sin Asprin, Robert 1996

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