(adj) not usual or common or ordinary, Ant. usual, Example:a scene of unusual beauty; a man of unusual ability; cruel and unusual punishment; an unusual meteorite
a. Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition. -- Un*u"su*al*ly, adv. -- Un*u"su*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]