Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an uncommon manner; rarely; not usually.
  • To an uncommon degree.

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  • adverb To an uncommon degree, unusually or extremely

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  • adverb exceptionally

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Examples

  • But the singular old man with the lank red face seemed to think uncommonly little of the short words.

    The Ball and the Cross 1905

  • Be that as it may, I lost an immensity of money, and it was my pride to lose with as much gaiety as any body else could win; so I was, or appeared to be, in uncommonly high spirits, and Lawless had his share of my good humour.

    Belinda 1801

  • The daughters are described as uncommonly beautiful, intelligent, sprightly, and agreeable.

    The Life of Oliver Goldsmith 2004

  • A large tree occurs not uncommonly, which is either a Birch or a Prunus, most probably from the venation of its leaves, the latter; the bark is exactly like that of a

    Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

  • I set off from Rome on a journey to Russia, in the midst of winter, from a just notion that frost and snow must of course mend the roads, which every traveler had described as uncommonly bad through the northern parts of

    Stories to Read or Tell from Fairy Tales and Folklore Laure Claire [Editor] Foucher

  • "It struck me that those jokes of yours were in what you would call uncommonly bad form," he said.

    The Long Portage Harold Bindloss 1905

  • I set off from Rome on a journey to Russia, in the midst of winter, from a just notion that frost and snow must, of course, mend the roads, which every traveller had described as uncommonly bad through the northern parts of Germany, Poland, Courland, and

    The Junior Classics — Volume 5 William Patten 1902

  • I set off from Rome on a journey to Russia, in the midst of winter, from a just notion that frost and snow must of course mend the roads, which every traveler had described as uncommonly bad through the northern parts of Germany, Poland, Courland, and Livonia.

    The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites Eva March Tappan 1892

  • They were what the Yankees would call uncommonly "cute," and much too deeply intent on business to indulge in play.

    The Lifeboat 1859

  • The daughters are described as uncommonly beautiful, intelligent, sprightly, and agreeable.

    Oliver Goldsmith Irving, Washington 1849

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