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unaccustomed vs. unusual

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iclearwater
 
Reply Fri 24 Nov, 2017 01:43 am
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2.ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour or experiences as unaccustomed, you mean that they do not usually behave like this or have experiences of this kind.

• He began to comfort me with such unaccustomed gentleness.


Hi, the above is the definition of "unaccustomed" from my dictionary.

Could anyone tell me the difference in meaning between "unaccustomed" and "unusal"?

Is there any connotation which is changed if I replace "unaccustomed" with "unusual" at the place I underline?

Thanks!
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MontereyJack
 
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Reply Fri 24 Nov, 2017 02:06 am
@iclearwater,
Yes.. Unaccustomed means that the person under consideration doesn't usually act that may. Unusual I much more general. It means that the behavior is out of the ordinary. Gentlensee is not an unusual behavior in general, but the person under consideration does not unusally exhibit it, so from him it is unaccustomed behavior.
iclearwater
 
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Reply Fri 24 Nov, 2017 05:38 am
@MontereyJack,
It's very kind of you to help me out.
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