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anomalous.

Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈnɒmələs/Received-Pronunciation/əˈnɑmələs/General-American/əˈnɔmələs/Australia
  1. Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.

    statistically anomalous
    highly anomalous
  2. Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.

  3. Having anomalies.

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin anōmalos, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmălos).

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