unaccustomed
adjective
un·ac·cus·tomed
ˌən-ə-ˈkə-stəmd 
1
: not customary : not usual or common
2
: not habituated
—usually used with to
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They responded to our request with unaccustomed speed.
pampered youngsters who were unaccustomed to such hard work
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Clients, too, were unaccustomed to seeing a woman leading construction projects and often questioned her authority on the job site.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Most obviously missing is a dedicated bike lane; my hunch is that, with so many tourists and residents using Fifth on foot, the city is concerned about the prospect of collisions between fast-moving messengers and middle Americans unaccustomed to moving on foot.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
But there’s no guarantee the Houthis wouldn’t strike again, and experts say the sort of companies that specialize in these types of operations are unaccustomed to doing so in the middle of a war zone.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Unaccustomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccustomed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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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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