The difference between Unusual and Usual
When used as adjectives, unusual means unlike what is expected, whereas usual means most commonly occurring.
Unusual is also noun with the meaning: something that is unusual.
check bellow for the other definitions of Unusual and Usual
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Unusual as an adjective:
Unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm.
Examples:
"His behavior was unusual in that it was considered childish for a man of his age."
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Unusual as an adjective:
Not usual.
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Unusual as a noun:
Something that is unusual; an anomaly.
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Usual as an adjective:
Most commonly occurring; typical.
Examples:
"The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China."
"It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual."