anomalous
adjective
anom·a·lous
ə-ˈnä-mə-ləs 
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2
a
: of uncertain nature or classification
an anomalous figure in the world of politics
b
: marked by incongruity or contradiction : paradoxical
anomalously
adverb
anomalousness
noun
Examples of anomalous in a Sentence
Researchers could not explain the anomalous test results.
that was an anomalous year for the housing industry, so the number of starts is anything but typical
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The first group of disorders is based on anomalous activity preferences.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
This is an American story made by an international cohort — Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain is an executive producer under his Fabula production banner — and the film is so much more than just an exploration of this anomalous oddball story and character who managed to outsmart the media.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media that included homes, hotels and a Walmart.
Jennifer Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norman, described the fire conditions in the central and northern parts of the state as historic and highly anomalous.
—Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) says President Trump should declassify secret government archives about unidentified flying objects (UFOs), also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), in the spirit of greater government transparency.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
This is an American story made by an international cohort — Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain is an executive producer under his Fabula production banner — and the film is so much more than just an exploration of this anomalous oddball story and character who managed to outsmart the media.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media that included homes, hotels and a Walmart.
Jennifer Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norman, described the fire conditions in the central and northern parts of the state as historic and highly anomalous.
—Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) says President Trump should declassify secret government archives about unidentified flying objects (UFOs), also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), in the spirit of greater government transparency.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Anomalous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anomalous. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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anomalous
adjective
anom·a·lous
ə-ˈnäm-ə-ləs
anomalously
adverb
anomalousness
noun
Medical Definition
anomalous
adjective
anom·a·lous
ə-ˈnäm-ə-ləs
: deviating from normal
anomalous development
anomalous pulmonary venous drainage—Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology
Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology
specifically
: having abnormal vision with respect to a particular color but not color-blind
she was almost red anomalous —Nature
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