uncommonly

English

Etymology

uncommon +‎ -ly

Adverb

uncommonly (comparative more uncommonly, superlative most uncommonly)

To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.
- 2012, Lin, Jeannie, My Fair Concubine, page 12:
  For a gentleman, he was uncommonly rude, but she supposed wearing silk and jade gave him that privilege.
Not often; on rare occasions.
Not uncommonly, I find that I have arrived too late to catch my train.

Synonyms

(to an uncommon degree): atypically, unwontedly; see also Thesaurus:unusually
(not often): sometimes, sporadically; see also Thesaurus:occasionally

Translations

to an uncommon degree

Esperanto: nekomune

Spanish: extraordinariamente (es)

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