unaccustomed
adjective
un·ac·cus·tomed
ˌən-ə-ˈkə-stəmd 
1
: not customary : not usual or common
2
: not habituated
—usually used with to
Examples of unaccustomed in a Sentence
They responded to our request with unaccustomed speed.
pampered youngsters who were unaccustomed to such hard work
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
But there’s no guarantee the Houthis wouldn’t strike again, and experts say the sort of companies that specialize in these types of operations are unaccustomed to doing so in the middle of a war zone.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
Somebody who can be funny and scary and scared and a little unaccustomed to human company….
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
But Chisholm was unaccustomed to dealing with real-time game engine VFX, and Legato turned out to be a godsend.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Unaccustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccustomed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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unaccustomed
adjective
un·ac·cus·tomed
ˌən-ə-ˈkəs-təmd
1
: unusual, unfamiliar
unaccustomed scenes
2
: not used to something : not accustomed
unaccustomed to travel
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