uncommonly

English

Etymology

From uncommon +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

uncommonly (comparative more uncommonly, superlative most uncommonly)

1. To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.
   • 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:

     It strikes me that you have come off uncommonly easy, seeing as how things were. No mess, no breakages, no odds and ends from every room that you can't remember until it's too late to claim. Just one big lot taken clean.

   • 2012, Jeannie Lin, My Fair Concubine, page 12:

     For a gentleman, he was uncommonly rude, but she supposed wearing silk and jade gave him that privilege.

2. Not often; on rare occasions.

   Not uncommonly, I find that I have arrived too late to catch my train.

Synonyms

• (to an uncommon degree): atypically, unwontedly; see also Thesaurus:unusually
• (not often): sometimes, sporadically; see also Thesaurus:occasionally and Thesaurus:rarely

Translations

to an uncommon degree

• Esperanto: nekutime, ^{(please verify)} nekomune
• Spanish: extraordinariamente (es)