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UNACCUSTOMED TO
Dictionary entry overview: What does unaccustomed to mean?
• UNACCUSTOMED TO (adjective)
The adjective UNACCUSTOMED TO has 1 sense:
1. not habituated to; unfamiliar with
Familiarity information: UNACCUSTOMED TO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not habituated to; unfamiliar with
Context example:
unaccustomed to wearing suits
Similar:
new ((often followed by 'to') unfamiliar)
unused to (infrequently exposed to)
Antonym:
accustomed to (in the habit of or adapted to)
Context examples
“You hardly realize, sir, that I am not a man, or that I am unaccustomed to the vagrant, careless life which you and your men seem to lead.”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
I am a man quite unaccustomed to observe; and I cannot but believe that the observation of several people, of different ages and positions, all too plainly tending in one direction (and that so natural), is better than mine.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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