unaccustomed
adjective
un·ac·cus·tomed
ˌən-ə-ˈkə-stəmd 
1
: not customary : not usual or common
2
: not habituated
—usually used with to
Examples of unaccustomed in a Sentence
They responded to our request with unaccustomed speed.
pampered youngsters who were unaccustomed to such hard work
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The Mets are being especially cautious with a reliever unaccustomed to the kind of high-leverage workload he’d been entrusted with lately.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
Challenges posed by non-state actors layer on additional political risks that China is unaccustomed to handling.
—Jacob Stokes, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2015
This might especially be the case for users who are unaccustomed to using AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Unaccustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccustomed. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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unaccustomed
adjective
un·ac·cus·tomed
ˌən-ə-ˈkəs-təmd
1
: unusual, unfamiliar
unaccustomed scenes
2
: not used to something : not accustomed
unaccustomed to travel
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