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Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers.

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  1. a. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers.
  2. a. Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes.
  3. adj. unaccustomed or unusual
  4. 1. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers. Milton. 2. Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes. "Unwonted lights." Byron. -- Un*wont"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*wont"ed*ness, n.
  5. j:100 s. out of the ordinary