unwontedly

English

Etymology

From unwonted +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊnˈwoʊnt.ɪd.li/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

unwontedly (comparative more unwontedly, superlative most unwontedly)

1. Unusually.
   • 1820, Walter Scott, chapter 6, in Ivanhoe‎^[1]:

     “Knowest thou,” said the Jester, “my good friend Gurth, that thou art strangely courteous and most unwontedly pious on this summer morning? […] ”

   • 1917, Edward Thomas, “Adlestrop”, in Poems, London: Selwyn & Blount, page 40:

     Yes. I remember Adlestrop—
     The name, because one afternoon
     Of heat the express-train drew up there
     Unwontedly. It was late June.

Related terms

• wontedly
• unwonted