■ adjective
1》 unusual or surprising.
↘slightly or undefinably unwell or ill at ease.
2》 not previously visited, seen, or encountered.
↘( ~ to/at/in ) archaic unaccustomed to or unfamiliar with.
3》 Physics having a non-zero value for ~ness.
Phrases
~ to say (or tell ) it is surprising or unusual that.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: shortening of OFr. e~ , from L. extraneus 'external, ~'.