abnormous
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin abnormis, from ab- + norma (“rule”), + -ous. For more, see normal.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæbˌnɔɹ.məs/, /əbˈnɔɹ.məs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]abnormous (comparative more abnormous, superlative most abnormous)
- (archaic) Abnormal; irregular; misshapen. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
- 1777, Edward Ledwich, Antiquitates Sarisburienses: Or, The History and Antiquities of Old and New:
- Sir Toby Matthews was a character equally , if not of a more abnormous cast , than his suspected coadjutor
- 1840, William Edmonds Horner, A Treatise on Special and General Anatomy - Volume 2:
- No branch , except in the abnormous cases , is given off from the common carotid between its origin and bifurcation
References
[edit]- ^ 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.