Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not common; rare.
- adjective Wonderful; remarkable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not common; not usual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; extraordinary; strange.
- Synonyms Scarce, unusual, unwonted, unique, singular, queer. See
common . - Exceedingly; very: as, uncommon cheap.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
rare ; not readily found;unusual - adjective
remarkable ;exceptional
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
- adjective not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
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Examples
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"Now, this is what I call uncommon jolly," said Captain Bunting, sitting down on his saddle before the cheerful blaze, rubbing his hands, and gazing round, with a smile of the utmost benignity on his broad, hairy countenance.
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"That right there is what we call uncommon valor," Myer said.
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It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. - unknown
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Again, PABA banned a specific and rare method chosen for the good of the woman and used almost solely in uncommon, often serious second-trimester abortions.
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Good question - I'd call it uncommon, expecially as compared to Polycystic ovarian syndrome, which is seen in up to 10% of women and can also impact fertility.
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - Something to Consider aka TBTAM 2009
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Not uncommon from the ideologically interested pews of academe.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?” 2010
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Obama answers Rezko questions in uncommon detail ....
Bush on economy: leave it alone and it will somehow work out 2008
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Obama answers Rezko questions in uncommon detail ....
Bush-FCC just like EPA, like FDA, like USDA, like SEC... 2008
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Obama answers Rezko questions in uncommon detail ....
British Lord hosting fundraiser for McCain in London. Seriously, a British Lord. 2008
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Obama answers Rezko questions in uncommon detail ....
Hillary urging donors to blackmail DNC into stealing the election for her 2008
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