Unprecedented

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unprecedented \Un*prec"e*dent*ed\, a.
     Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case;
     not having the authority of prior example; novel; new;
     unexampled. -- {Un*prec"e*dent*ed*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unprecedented
       adj : having no precedent; novel; "an unprecedented expansion in
             population and industry" [ant: {precedented}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "unprecedented":
     beguiling, bewildering, enigmatic, exceptional, extraordinary,
     fabulous, fantastic, fascinating, incomprehensible, inconceivable,
     incredible, indescribable, ineffable, legendary, marvelous,
     miraculous, mythical, noteworthy, outlandish, passing strange,
     phenomenal, portentous, primary, prodigious, prototypal, puzzling,
     rare, remarkable, sensational, strange, striking, stupefying,
     stupendous, uncopied, unduplicated, unexampled, unheard-of,
     unimaginable, unimitated, unique, unparalleled, unreproduced,
     unspeakable, wonderful, wondrous