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Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-kuhn-ven-shuh-nl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn kənˈvɛn ʃə nl

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Définition of unconventional

Origin :
  • 1832, from un- (1) "not" + conventional. "A 19 cent. epithet for a certain type of affectation." [Weekley] Related: Unconventionally.
  • adj very different; odd
Example sentences :
  • Yes, I love even the unconventional conventions of the place.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • His first words were as unconventional as they were unexpected.
  • Extract from : « The Missionary » by George Griffith
  • But there is a distinct danger in trying to be ever so unconventional and all that.
  • Extract from : « How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) » by Mary Owens Crowther
  • Only one thing was unchanged, and that was the frank, unconventional manner.
  • Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall
  • I may be badly mannered and unconventional, but I have feelings and pride like other women.
  • Extract from : « The Spinner's Book of Fiction » by Various
  • Their manners and customs, while lively and unconventional, are most charming.
  • Extract from : « Lone Star Planet » by Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
  • I feel so delightfully vicious when I drink it, so unconventional!
  • Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens
  • You perhaps find the life here too unrestrained and unconventional?
  • Extract from : « A First Family of Tasajara » by Bret Harte
  • His was the heroic, and also the unconventional soul of the family.
  • Extract from : « The Dead Command » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • So they plodded on, enjoying the unconventional life and the scenery on the way.
  • Extract from : « A Cousin's Conspiracy » by Horatio Alger

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