NYT Dictionary

UNCOMMONLY

/ˌʌnkˈɑmʌnli/
Adverbun-COM-mon-lyun-com-mon-ly · 4 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020

Meaning

To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree English uncommon Middle English -ly English -ly English uncommonly From uncommon + -ly.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atypicallysometimesunwontedlysporadicallyacutelyamplyconspicuouslyeminentlyemphaticallyespecially

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2020.

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