Meanings
adjectiveinusitate (comparative more inusitate, superlative most inusitate)
comparative more inusitate · superlative most inusitate
- archaicUnusual.
a phrase inusitate to English ears
1643, John Bramhall, Serpent Salve1 more example
It is the objection to archaic, foreign, and otherwise inusitate words […]
1908, George Saintsbury, Classical and mediaeval criticism
Origin
- Latininūsitātus“unusual; new; unseen; different”
- Englishinusitate
From Latin inūsitātus (“unusual; new; unseen; different”). See use.
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APA
inusitate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inusitate
MLA
“inusitate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inusitate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inusitate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inusitate.
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