anomalous
- deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe.
- not fitting into a common or familiar type, classification, or pattern; unusual: He held an anomalous position in the art world.
- incongruous or inconsistent.
- Grammar. irregular.
Origin of anomalous
Related Words for anomalous
atypical, unnatural, incongruous, abnormal, peculiar, divergent, aberrant, bizarre, eccentric, exceptional, foreign, inconsistent, irregular, odd, preternatural, prodigious, rare, strange, unorthodox, untypicalExamples from the Web for anomalous
Contemporary Examples of anomalous
No matter the name, the purported “anomalous primate” has long been the subject of a cycle of stories and skepticism.
Alito opened the door by questioning the “anomalous” Abood precedent, which lets states coerce union members into paying dues.
The bank acknowledges that it has some problems, but says they are anomalous.
History has not decided about Carter because he is so anomalous.
The recent auction records are not as anomalous as they may appear.
Historical Examples of anomalous
It is not anomalous, but more like and not less like other men.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
But how comes it, Phil, that they have never discovered their anomalous position?'
Jack HintonCharles James Lever
What was anomalous in my position had passed away with the next outward mail.
RomanceJoseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
The appearance of these two girls in this earthy family was anomalous.
The Man Who WinsRobert Herrick
Difformis: irregular in form or outline: not comparable; anomalous.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
anomalous
- deviating from the normal or usual order, type, etc; irregular, abnormal, or incongruous
Word Origin for anomalous
Word Origin and History for anomalous
1640s, from Late Latin anomalus, from Greek anomalos "uneven, irregular" (see anomaly). Related: Anomalously; anomalousness.