unaccustomable

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ accustomable, in later use perhaps as an alteration of unaccustomed; compare Middle Scots unaccustomabill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəməbəl/

Adjective

unaccustomable (comparative more unaccustomable, superlative most unaccustomable)

  1. (rare) Unusual, unexpected, unaccountable.
    • 1584, Thomas Lodge, “The Delectable Hiſtorie of Forbonius and Priſceria”, in An alarum againſt vſurers Containing tryed experiences againſt worldly abuſes […] ‎[1], London: T. Eſte, for Sampſon Clarke, →OCLC, page 27:
      O my Priſceria, let it not ſeeme ſtraunge vnto thee to beholde thine aged Fathers vnaccuſtomable acceſſe, ſince he is now perplexed with vnacquainted feares.
    • 1656, Tho[mas] Stanley, “[Plato.] A Platonick Discourse, Written in Italian by John Picus Earl of Mirandula, in Explication of a Sonnet by Hieronimo Benivieni.”, in The History of Philosophy, the Second Volume, volume II, London: […] Humphrey Moseley, and Thomas Dring: […], →OCLC, 5th part (Containing the Academick Philosophers), 3rd part of the discourse, scenes VI–VIII, page 116:
      This is properly Venus, Beauty, vvhich kindles the fire of Love in Mankinde: […] VVe ſee many perſons exact, and unaccuſtomable in every part, deſtitute of this grace and comlineſſe; others leſſe perfect in thoſe particular conditions, excellently graceful and comely; […]
    • 1974 August 16, “A Million Excuses”, in The Charlatan, volume 4, number 5, [Ottawa], →ISSN, page 2:
      It is not all that unaccustomable for Students' Council to deliver its budget late in the summer, especially in light of the complexities student representatives find themselves in upon taking office.

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