anomalous
adjective/əˈnɒmələs/
/əˈnɑːmələs/
(formal)- different from what is normal or expected
- He is in an anomalous position as the only part-time worker in the firm.
- They couldn’t find an explanation for the seemingly anomalous results of the experiment.
Extra Examples- The legal status of these workers is at first sight rather anomalous.
- They could find no explanation for the seemingly anomalous data.
- We need to look again at any apparently anomalous cases.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek anōmalos (from an- ‘not’ + homalos ‘even’) + -ous.
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