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Webster 1828 Edition


Unfamiliar

UNFAMIL'IAR

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Adj.
Not accustomed; not common; not rendered agreeable by frequent use.

Definition 2024


unfamiliar

unfamiliar

English

Adjective

unfamiliar (comparative more unfamiliar, superlative most unfamiliar)

  1. Strange, not familiar.
    • 2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
      United were second-best for long periods as they struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar line-up and were ultimately fortunate to leave Merseyside with their unbeaten league run still intact.

Translations

Noun

unfamiliar (plural unfamiliars)

  1. An unfamiliar person; a stranger.