anomalous

[ uh-nom-uh-luhs ]
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adjective
  1. deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe.

  2. not fitting into a common or familiar type, classification, or pattern; unusual: He held an anomalous position in the art world.

  1. incongruous or inconsistent.

  2. Grammar. irregular.

Origin of anomalous

1
First recorded in1640–50; from Medieval Latin, Late Latin anōmalus, or directly from Greek anṓmalos “irregular,” equivalent to an- “not, lacking”an-1 + homalós “even,” with ō by analogy with other Greek privatives (cf. anopheles); see an-1, homo-, -ous

Other words from anomalous

  • a·nom·a·lous·ly, adverb
  • a·nom·a·lous·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for anomalous

anomalous

/ (əˈnɒmələs) /


adjective
  1. deviating from the normal or usual order, type, etc; irregular, abnormal, or incongruous

Origin of anomalous

1
C17: from Late Latin anōmalus, from Greek anōmalos uneven, inconsistent, from an- + homalos even, from homos one and the same

Derived forms of anomalous

  • anomalously, adverb
  • anomalousness, noun

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