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From un- +‎ common.

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈkɒmən/
• Rhymes: -ɒmən

uncommon (comparative more uncommon or uncommoner, superlative most uncommon or uncommonest)

1. Rare; not readily found; unusual.

   Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state.

   • 1946 January and February, “The Why and The Wherefore: The Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 59:

     This is not an uncommon practice.

2. Remarkable; exceptional.

   The diamond was of uncommon size

• (rare): infrequent, raresome, scarce; see also Thesaurus:rare

uncommon (not comparable)

1. (archaic, UK, dialect) Exceedingly, exceptionally.

   • 1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC:

     ‘Is Suffolk your county, sir?’ asked William.
     ‘Yes,’ I said, with some importance. ‘Suffolk’s my county.’
     ‘I’m told the dumplings is uncommon fine down there,’ said William.

   • 1861, George Eliot, Silas Marner, London: Penguin Books, published 1967, page 159:

     'The Squire's pretty springe, considering his weight,' said Mr Macey, 'and he stamps uncommon well.'

• uncommonly
• uncommonness