uncommonly

[ uhn-kom-uhn-lee ]

adverb

1. in an uncommon or unusual manner or degree.
2. exceptionally; outstandingly.
3. rarely; infrequently.

uncommonly

/ ʌnˈkɒmənlɪ /

adverb

1. in an uncommon or unusual manner or degree; rarely
2. (intensifier)

   you're uncommonly friendly

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncommonly¹

First recorded in 1740–50; uncommon + -ly

Example Sentences

Even after years on the job, Klotz has maintained her uncommonly cheerful manner.

From Los Angeles Times

To counter this, she has an uncommonly strong script for the genre, balancing the sappy and sentimental with a slangy skater-queer-cool-kid voice inhabited comfortably by both Stella and Plaza.

From Los Angeles Times

But Trump, this time around, seems to be finding it uncommonly difficult to stick with.

From BBC

Time magazine mourned the loss of someone it had praised as the “marble palace’s Southern gentleman,” and the Los Angeles Times praised the “middle-road course” of this “uncommonly sweet, gentle and courteous man,” who, it suggested, served the nation only from a sense of civic patriotism.

From Slate

As tenants have departed, they have left behind uncommonly large spaces because of Third Street’s history as a prime retail venue serving large stores.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• exceptionally
• extremely
• remarkably
• strangely
• unusually