Dictionary entry

Anomalous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

A‐nom″a‐lous (�), a. [L. anomalus, Gr. � uneven, irregular; αν̓ priv. + � even, � same. See Same, and cf. Abnormal.] Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.