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Unusual

Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

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Antic 84% connected

Old; antique.

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Antic 84% connected

Old; antique.

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Crazy 84% connected

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

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Crazy 84% connected

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

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Curious 84% connected

Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.

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Curious 84% connected

Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.

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Different 84% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

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Different 84% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

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Eerie 84% connected

Alt. of Eery

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Eerie 84% connected

Alt. of Eery

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Eery 84% connected

Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories.

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Eery 84% connected

Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories.

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Exotic 84% connected

Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word.

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Exotic 84% connected

Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word.

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Extraordinary 84% connected

Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.

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Extraordinary 84% connected

Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.

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Fantastic 84% connected

Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical.

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Fantastic 84% connected

Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical.

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Fantastical 84% connected

Fanciful; unreal; whimsical; capricious; fantastic.

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Fantastical 84% connected

Fanciful; unreal; whimsical; capricious; fantastic.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Gothic 84% connected

Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.

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Gothic 84% connected

Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.

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Grotesque 84% connected

A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.

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Grotesque 84% connected

A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.

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Odd 84% connected

Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.

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Odd 84% connected

Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.

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Other 84% connected

Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).

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Other 84% connected

Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).

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Out-of-the-way 84% connected

See under Out, adv.

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Out-of-the-way 84% connected

See under Out, adv.

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Peculiar 84% connected

One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not…

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Peculiar 84% connected

One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not…

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Quaint 84% connected

Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily.

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Quaint 84% connected

Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily.

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Queer 84% connected

At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or ac…

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Queer 84% connected

At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or ac…

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Rum 84% connected

A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of…

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Rum 84% connected

A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of…

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Rummy 84% connected

Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.

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Rummy 84% connected

Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.

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Singular 84% connected

Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.

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Singular 84% connected

Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.

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Unaccustomed 84% connected

Not used; not habituated; unfamiliar; unused; -- which to.

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Unaccustomed 84% connected

Not used; not habituated; unfamiliar; unused; -- which to.

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Uncommon 84% connected

Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

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Uncommon 84% connected

Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

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Unique 84% connected

Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole.

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Unique 84% connected

Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole.

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Weird 84% connected

Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also, a prediction.

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Weird 84% connected

Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also, a prediction.

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Extraordinary 66% connected

Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.

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Extraordinary 66% connected

Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.

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Uncommon 66% connected

Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

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Uncommon 66% connected

Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

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Synonym 1

Strange 92% connected

Belonging to another country; foreign.

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Usual 94% connected

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.

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Usual 94% connected

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.

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