əˈnämələs adjective
Etymology: Late Latin anomalus, from Greek anōmalos, literally, uneven, irregular, from an- + homalos even, level, from homos same, common — more at same
1. archaic : unconformable , dissimilar — used with to
2. : deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy : abnormal , irregular
an anomalous verb
in nature, the anomalous or lawless systems often are most interesting and instructive — Otto Glasser
any hereditary peculiarity — as a supernumerary finger, or an anomalous shape of feature — Nathaniel Hawthorne
3. : not conformable to established or accepted conceptions of fitness or harmonious combination:
a. : out of keeping with its recognized nature, characteristics, surroundings, or conditions of occurrence
a person on a heath in raiment of modern cut and colors has more or less an anomalous look — Thomas Hardy
an anomalous figure in the world of politics
an anomalous remark, coming from him
b. : exhibiting or containing incongruous or often contradictory elements
the anomalous position of the free Negro in the slave states — E.T.Price
in the anomalous position of being ranked second nationally … but first in the world — New Yorker