unfamiliarly

Without prior acquaintance

Unfamiliarly means in a way that is not known or recognized, or in a manner lacking familiarity: She pronounced the foreign words unfamiliarly.

It can describe someone acting in an uncharacteristically strange way: He spoke unfamiliarly, as if we'd never met.

strangeness

unusually

To an uncommon degree

strangely · atypically · unexpectedly · curiously · alien · foreign · unrecognizably · exotically · outlandishly · bizarrely

inexperience

awkwardly

In a clumsy manner

clumsily · haltingly · gropingly · fumblingly · unsteadily · unpracticed · novice · beginner · learning · stumbling

distance

distantly

In a far-off manner

formally · detachedly · aloofly · reservedly · standoffishly · stiffly · politely · guardedly · cautiously · stranger

Opposites
degree of familiarity/acquaintance

unfamiliarlyfamiliarly

In an intimate manner

knowingly · intimately · comfortably · confidently · expertly

frequency/routine

unfamiliarlyroutinely

As standard practice

customarily · commonly · habitually · regularly · ordinarily

Family

unfamiliar, unfamiliarity

Familiarity
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