uncustomed

adjective

un·​customed

"+

1

: not having passed through the customs

was charged with being in possession of uncustomed goods

—Auckland (New Zealand) Weekly News

2

archaic : unaccustomed

3

archaic : unusual

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from Middle English, from un- entry 1 + custom, customs + -ed; in other senses, from un- entry 1 + customed, past participle of custom

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