Also means
unprecedented
Usage Note
Inusitado is a formal, literary synonym for inusual or poco común, carrying a stronger sense of something so rare it is almost unheard of. It often signals emphasis in journalistic prose (una respuesta inusitada = an unprecedented response). It is not interchangeable with raro in everyday speech, where raro or extraño are preferred.
Examples
"Respondió con una energía inusitada."
Natural Translation
She responded with unusual energy.

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