Uncommonly

Examples

• The day was uncommonly lovely. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Uncommonly active. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The child, a boy of ten months, was uncommonly large and strong of his age, and very vigorous in his limbs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• And he speaks uncommonly well--does Casaubon. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• My sister was uncommonly lively on the present occasion, and indeed was generally more gracious in the society of Mrs. Hubble than in other company. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• It's an uncommonly fine one, isn't it? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• In times of excitement, when the muscles of the body in general are in a state of great tension, the pitch is likely to be uncommonly high. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Having, in fact, returned to life in an uncommonly sulky state. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Barkis is uncommonly fond of you, Trot. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• We had a sociable company in the cabin, and lived uncommonly well, having the addition of all Mr. Hamilton's stores, who had laid in plentifully. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• When they were not seasick they were uncommonly prompt when the dinner-gong sounded. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• It would be uncommonly jolly! Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Poor fellow; he was very susceptible to fatigue; he used to feel those appeals uncommonly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Circumstances being uncommonly unfavourable, the door stood open, and Mr Flintwinch was smoking his pipe on the steps. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• And, Chettam, it will annoy you uncommonly--but, you see, you have not been able to hinder it, any more than I have. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I had only noticed her temper at firSt. I noticed her wretchedness now--and wretchedness is not uncommonly insolent, you will find, in humble life. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Upon my honour, I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening; and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Well, when a man asks another to his house to stay—to be introduced to his relatives—it is uncommonly like friendship. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I like the taste uncommonly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Well, I like these things uncommonly; but I'll make the sacrifice, if you will. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I think every thing has passed off uncommonly well, I assure you. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Although she was lively and animated, her feelings were strong and deep, and her disposition uncommonly affectionate. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• I'm uncommonly easy, let me tell you, uncommonly easy. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Bar was uncommonly pleased to find that the Merdle family, and this family, had already been brought into contact. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• I don't like it, but I know it's uncommonly hard on my father to say so, after he has spent a good deal of money in educating me for it. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• They may be uncommonly useful to fellows in a small way. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Apothecaries' profit is become a bye-word, denoting something uncommonly extravagant. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• It's uncommonly cold after the rain, isn't it? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• More alert and imaginative than other boys, and with an uncommonly good memory, he made great headway at Mr. Coryton’s grammar school, where he went when he was six. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• And yet I meant to be uncommonly clever in taking so decided a dislike to him, without any reason. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.

Edited by Caleb