unwontedly

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/ʊnˈwoʊnt.ɪd.li/

adverb

Unusually.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adverbunwontedly (comparative more unwontedly, superlative most unwontedly)

comparative more unwontedly · superlative most unwontedly

  1. Unusually.

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

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

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

    1820, Walter Scott, chapter 6, in Ivanhoe

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APA

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“unwontedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwontedly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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