abnormous

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin abnormis, from ab- + norma (“rule”), +‎ -ous. For more, see normal.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

abnormous (comparative more abnormous, superlative most abnormous)

  1. (archaic) Abnormal; irregular; misshapen. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
    • (Can we date this quote?), State Trials:
      A character of a more abnormous cast than his equally suspected coadjutor.

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abnormous”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.
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