anomalous

[uh-nom-uh-luh s]

adjective

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

1640–50; (< Medieval Latin, Late Latin anōmalus) < Greek anṓmalos irregular, equivalent to an- an-¹ + homalós even, with ō by analogy with other Gk privatives (cf. anopheles); see homo-, -ous

Related formsa·nom·a·lous·ly, adverba·nom·a·lous·ness, noun

Can be confusedanomalous anonymous euonymus unanimous

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Examples from the Web for anomalously

Contemporary Examples of anomalously

Well, a lot of it has to do with how GDP is calculated and an anomalously high reading in the third quarter.
Why Wall Street Is Projecting Slower Growth
Matthew Zeitlin
December 6, 2012

Historical Examples of anomalously

In it a convoluted structure replaced and rendered intelligible the anomalously rifted mass seen by Bond in 1847.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century
Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

British Dictionary definitions for anomalously

anomalous

adjective

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

Derived Formsanomalously, adverbanomalousness, noun

Word Origin for anomalous

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

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Word Origin and History for anomalously

anomalous

adj.

1640s, from Late Latin anomalus, from Greek anomalos "uneven, irregular" (see anomaly). Related: Anomalously; anomalousness.