abnormous

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US/ˈæbˌnɔɹ.məs/US/əbˈnɔɹ.məs/

adjective

Abnormal; irregular; misshapen.

First used First attested in the mid 18ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectiveabnormous (comparative more abnormous, superlative most abnormous)

comparative more abnormous · superlative most abnormous

  1. archaicAbnormal; irregular; misshapen.First known use First attested in the mid 18ᵗʰ century.

    Sir Toby Matthews was a character equally , if not of a more abnormous cast , than his suspected coadjutor

    1777, Edward Ledwich, Antiquitates Sarisburienses: Or, The History and Antiquities of Old and New
    1 more example

    No branch , except in the abnormous cases , is given off from the common carotid between its origin and bifurcation

    1840, William Edmonds Horner, A Treatise on Special and General Anatomy - Volume 2

Origin

  1. Latinabnormis
  2. Englishabnormous

From Latin abnormis, from ab- + norma (“rule”), + -ous. For more, see normal.

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