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unique

Unique means "singular." A unique item has no peers, so it cannot be modified with adverbs such as most or very.


Weak

We came up with a very unique solution to the problem.

Improved

We came up with a unique solution to the problem.

Weak

We came up with a fairly unique solution to the problem.

Improved

We came up with an unusual solution to the problem.


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