unconventional

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

Not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards.

adjective

1
Not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards.
2
Out of the ordinary.
3
Atypical.
The other two banned titles are The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption, which features a lesbian couple, and Who’s In My Family: All About Our Families, which describes unconventional parental set-ups.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English convention English -al English conventional English unconventional From un- + conventional.

noun

1
Something or someone that is unconventional.

Forms

plural: unconventionals
comparative: more unconventional
superlative: most unconventional

unconditional · Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or…unconscious · Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a…uncontrollable · Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.

unconventional · Not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards.

uncool · Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores…uncover · To remove a cover from.uncovered · Not covered or protected from the weather, etc.

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