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Unco

Unco \Un"co\, a. [Scot. The same word as E. uncouth.] Unknown; strange, or foreign; unusual, or surprising; distant in manner; reserved. [Scot.]

Unco

Unco \Un"co\, adv. In a high degree; to a great extent; greatly; very. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Unco

Unco \Un"co\, n. A strange thing or person. [Scot.]

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unco

Etymology 1 a. strange, weird. adv. (context Scotland northern UK English) very. Etymology 2

a. (context slang New Zealand Australia English) uncoordinated.

WordNet
unco

adj. beyond what is natural; "his uncanny sense of direction"; (`unco' is chiefly Scottish) [syn: uncanny]

unco

adv. to a remarkably degree or extent; "she was unusually tall" [syn: unusually, remarkably, outstandingly] [ant: normally]

Usage examples of "unco".

He minded that ropes was unco saft things, and the solan's neb and the Bass Rock unco hard, and that twa hunner feet were raither mair than he would care to fa'.