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Anomalous

Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.

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Abnormal 84% connected

Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular.

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Abnormal 84% connected

Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular.

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Unnatural 84% connected

Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

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Unnatural 84% connected

Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

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Anomaly 74% connected

Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.

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Anomaly 74% connected

Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.

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Aberrant adjective · 78% connection

Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.

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Abnormous adjective · 78% connection

Abnormal; irregular.

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Analogical adjective · 78% connection

Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy.

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Analogist noun · 78% connection

One who reasons from analogy, or represent, by analogy.

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Analogy noun · 78% connection

drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents an interesting analogy to th…

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Anormal adjective · 78% connection

Not according to rule; abnormal.

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Cardiac murmur noun · 78% connection

an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves

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Deviation noun · 78% connection

The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the…

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Digression noun · 78% connection

The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main de…

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Dysplasia noun · 78% connection

abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth

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Eccentric adjective · 78% connection

Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed sphere or way; departing from…

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Enormous adjective · 78% connection

Exceeding the usual rule, norm, or measure; out of due proportion; inordinate; abnormal.

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Epanody noun · 78% connection

The abnormal change of an irregular flower to a regular form; -- considered by evolutionists to be a reversion to an ancestral conditi…

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Erroneous adjective · 78% connection

Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural.

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Fistula noun · 78% connection

A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic abscess; an abnormal opening betwe…

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Foray noun · 78% connection

A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.

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Formal adjective · 78% connection

Done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal…

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Geometrical irregularity noun · 78% connection

an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern

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