abnormaladjective
uk/æbˈnɔː.məl/us/æbˈnɔːr.məl/C1 different from what is usual or average, especially in a way that is bad:
abnormal behaviour/weather/conditions
Tests revealed some abnormal skin cells.
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- They said that the delay to our flight was due to abnormal bad weather conditions.
- It isn't abnormal to have spots at your age.
- Abnormal levels of radiation have been recorded in the area.
- It's abnormal to have temperatures in the 30s here at this time of year.
- Because he has to work abnormal hours, Jack doesn't often eat with the rest of the family.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Strange, suspicious and unnatural
- aberrant
- add
- bizarre
- curious
- deviant
- funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? idiom
- kooky
- like nothing (else) on earth idiom
- like nothing on earth idiom
- not add up idiom
- nowt
- peculiarly
- rum
- sicko
- singularity
- singularly
- strange
- suss
- whacky
- whimsical
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abnormally
adverb uk/æbˈnɔː.məl.i/us/æbˈnɔːr.məl.i/
The success rate was abnormally high.