Dear and Unusual

Dear

Dear adjective - Commanding a large price.

Unusual and dear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unusual" instead an adjective "Dear".

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

Unusual

Unusual adjective - Noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced.

Dear and unusual are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dear" instead an adjective "Unusual".

Nearby Words: unused, unusually

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Anna does this again in "Shine" and in "Car Crash" with one of her characteristic unusual metaphors ("I think I love you like a car crash, dear")
  • El Spanish O The phrase is actually "Oh la la," and has no sexual connotations at all (it means "dear me"), and is pronounced "OH lah lah," with masculine instead of feminine stress (which, granted, is unusual for a feminine-heavy language such as French).
    Source: El Spanish O
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