Anomalous
[ə'nɒm(ə)ləs] or [ə'nɑmələs]
Definition
(adj.) deviating from the general or common order or type; 'advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe' .
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Definition
(a.) Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Irregular, abnormal, anomalistic, unconformable, preternatural, unnatural, unusual, singular, peculiar, exceptional, aberrant, eccentric, erratic, monstrous, out of the way.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Irregular, abnormal, exceptional, unusual, eccentric
ANT:Regular, normal, usual, ordinary, common, wonted, {in_the_order_of_things}
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Examples
- A person on a heath in raiment of modern cut and colours has more or less an anomalous look. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- But here again she was undeceived by anomalous and incongruous conduct on the part of Mr Pancks himself. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- This was, to say the least, a curious and anomalous situation. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- All at once my position rose on me like a ghoSt. Anomalous, desolate, almost blank of hope it stood. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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