aberrant (redirected from aberrantly)

ab·er·rant  (br-nt, -br-)

adj.

1. Deviating from the proper or expected course.

2. Deviating from what is normal; untrue to type.

n.

One that is aberrant.

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[Latin aberrns, aberrant-, present participle of aberrre, to go astray; see aberration.]

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aber·rance, aber·ran·cy n.

aber·rant·ly adv.

Usage Note: Traditionally aberrant has been pronounced with stress on the second syllable. In recent years, however, a pronunciation with stress on the first syllable has become equally common and may eventually supplant the older pronunciation. This change is owing perhaps to the influence of the words aberration and aberrated, which are stressed on the first syllable. The Usage Panel was divided almost evenly on the subject: 45 percent preferred the older pronunciation and 50 percent preferred the newer one. The remaining 5 percent of the Panelists said they use both pronunciations.

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aberrant

Adjective

not normal, accurate, or correct: aberrant behaviour

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aberrant - one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual
Adj.	1.	aberrant - markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas" deviant, deviate abnormal, unnatural - not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"

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aberrant

adjective 1. abnormal, odd, strange, extraordinary, curious, weird, peculiar, eccentric, queer, irregular, erratic, deviant, off-the-wall (slang) oddball (informal) anomalous, untypical, wacko (slang) outré, daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal)

adjective 2. depraved, corrupt, perverted, perverse, degenerate, deviant, debased, debauched