unusual

Different from what normally happens or what you expect.

• That is an unusual colour.
• We heard an unusual noise outside.
• It is unusual for him to arrive late.

How to use it: unusual for someone/something (Snow is unusual for this area.); it is unusual to do something (It is unusual to see her angry.)

Similar words: uncommon, unusual-looking, out of the ordinary

Opposites: usual, ordinary

Common phrases: unusual behaviour, unusual weather, something unusual, unusual talent