abnormal
[ ab-nawr-muhl ]
/ æbˈnɔr məl /
adjective
not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard: abnormal powers of concentration; an abnormal amount of snow; abnormal behavior.
extremely or excessively large: abnormal profit.
Origin of abnormal
OTHER WORDS FROM abnormal
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British Dictionary definitions for abnormally
abnormal
/ (æbˈnɔːməl) /
adjective
not normal; deviating from the usual or typical; extraordinary
informal
odd in behaviour or appearance; strange
Derived forms of abnormal
abnormally, adverbWord Origin for abnormal
C19:
ab-
1 +
normal, replacing earlier
anormal from Medieval Latin
anormalus, a blend of Late Latin
anōmalus
anomalous + Latin
abnormis departing from a rule