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German
Etymology
un- + gewohnt
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: un‧ge‧wohnt
Adjective
ungewohnt (strong nominative masculine singular ungewohnter, comparative ungewohnter, superlative am ungewohntesten)
- uncustomary, unusual
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, Duncker, page 148:
Sie schien erstaunt, sogar ein wenig erschrocken, als sie ihn zu so ungewohnter Stunde in ihr helles Zimmer treten sah.- She seemed surprised, even a bit scared, when she saw him entering her bright room at such an unusual hour.
- unfamiliar, unaccustomed
- 1851, Theodor Storm, Sommergeschichten und Lieder, Duncker, page 66:
Das Kind sah mit einem scheuen Blick zu ihm hinauf; es schien solcher Freundlichkeit ungewohnt und nichts darauf erwidern zu können.- The child looked up to him with a shy look; it seemed unaccustomed to such kindness and not be able to respond something to it.
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