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Exposed vs Accustomed - What's the difference?

exposed | accustomed |

As adjectives the difference between exposed and accustomed

is that exposed is vulnerable, susceptible while accustomed is familiar through use; usual; customary.

As verbs the difference between exposed and accustomed

is that exposed is (expose) while accustomed is (accustom).

exposed

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Vulnerable, susceptible.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-04-21, volume=411, issue=8884, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Subtle effects , passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed' to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (expose)

    • accustomed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Familiar through use; usual; customary.
  • * An accustomed action - Shakespeare, Macbeth, V-v
  • Inured to; adapted to existing conditions.
    • accustomed to walking long distances
    accustomed to cold
  • (obsolete) Frequented by customers
  • * A well accustomed shop - Smollett

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (accustom)