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UNUSUALLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To a remarkable degree or extent

Example:

Notably missing from the network's fall line-up are any half-hour scripted comedies

Synonyms:

notably; remarkably; unco; unusually

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

unusual (not usual or common or ordinary)

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 Context examples: 

It’s thought that this plasma pump is responsible for making Ganymede’s auroras unusually bright.

(Fresh Results from NASA’s Galileo Spacecraft 20 Years On, NASA)

It was in the nature of things, that he must learn quickly if he were to survive the unusually severe conditions under which life was vouchsafed him.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

The effect of tidal forces from the planet may also explain an unusually high amount of lithium found in earlier optical studies of WASP-18.

(NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory Finds Planet That Makes Star Act Deceptively Old, NASA)

The tiny moon, named Hippocamp, is unusually close to a much larger Neptunian moon called Proteus.

(Tiny Neptune Moon Spotted by Hubble May Have Broken from Larger Moon, NASA)

On days when there was much steam to his cooking, the harvest of veneer from the bureau was unusually generous.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Still, massive increases in surface melting due to unusually warm weather can trigger catastrophic ice-shelf collapses.

(Reframing the dangers Antarctica's meltwater ponds pose to ice shelves and sea level, National Science Foundation)

Earth just happened to be in close proximity to the right kind of supernova, making it unusually lucky.

(Finding Alien Life Unlikely Due to Lack of Phosphorus in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The scientists report the candidate moon is unusually large – potentially comparable to Neptune.

(Astronomers Find First Evidence of Possible Moon Outside Our Solar System, NASA)

A genetic sequence at which mutations occur with an unusually high frequency.

(Genetic Hotspot, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs of frostbite include: • A white or grayish-yellow skin area • Skin that feels unusually firm or waxy • Numbness

(Frostbite, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)