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unwanted, unwonted
unwanted (un WAHNT id, un WAWNT id) (adjective)
Not desired; not wished for: "She tried to give the unwanted magazines away."
unwonted (un WAWN tid, un WOHN tid, un WUHN tid) (adjective)
1. Not habitual or ordinary; unusual: "She had an unwonted softness in her face."
2. Not normal, usual, or expected: "He was surprised by her unwonted cheerfulness."

His unwanted attentions as a suitor were unwonted and so she told him to go away.

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unwonted (adjective), more unwonted, most unwonted
Used to indicate that something or someone is not normally expected to do something: No one ever thought Norton would be such an unwonted contributor of so much money for the homeless people in his community.
Descriptive of a rare and unusual happening.
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A reference to something that is rare and uncommon.
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Relating to that which is not ordinary.
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