aberrant

  • 11Aberrant — Infobox RPG title= Aberrant caption= Aberrant d20 cover designer= Rob Hatch, Andrew Bates, Ken Cliffe, Greg Fountain, Sheri M. Johnson, Chris McDonough, Ethan Skemp, Mike Tinney, Richard Thomas, Stephan Wieck, Fred Yelk publisher= White Wolf Game …

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  • 12aberrant — I. adjective Etymology: Latin aberrant , aberrans, present participle of aberrare to go astray, from ab + errare to wander, err Date: circa 1780 1. straying from the right or normal way 2. deviating from the usual or natural type ; atypical •… …

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  • 13aberrant — aberrance, aberrancy, n. aberrantly, adv. /euh ber euhnt, ab euhr /, adj. 1. departing from the right, normal, or usual course. 2. deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; exceptional; abnormal. n. 3. an aberrant person, thing, group,… …

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  • 14aberrant — 1. adjective /əˈbɛrənt,ˈæbərənt,əˈbɛrənt/ a) Differing from the norm, from the expected type; abnormal, anomalous. The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been… …

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  • 15aberrant — 1. Differing from the normal; in botany or zoology, said of certain atypical individuals in a species. 2. Wandering off; said of certain ducts, vessels, or nerves deviating from the normal course or pattern. 3. SYN: ectopic (1). [L. aberrans] * * …

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  • 16aberrant — [[t]æbe̱rənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Aberrant means unusual and not socially acceptable. [FORMAL] Ian s rages and aberrant behavior worsened …

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  • 17aberrant — ab•er•rant [[t]əˈbɛr ənt, ˈæb ər [/t]] adj. 1) departing from the right, normal, or usual course 2) deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; atypical; abnormal 3) an aberrant person or thing • Etymology: 1820–30; < L aberrant , s.… …

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  • 18aberrant — a|ber|rant [ˈæbərənt, əˈberənt] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of aberrare, from ab away + errare to wander ] not usual or normal = ↑abnormal ▪ aberrant behaviour …

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  • 19aberrant — adjective formal not usual or normal: aberrant behaviour …

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  • 20aberrant — adjective eating on the floor with the dogs is just one example of his aberrant behavior Syn: deviant, deviating, divergent, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, irregular; nonconformist, rogue; strange, odd, peculiar, uncommon, freakish, quirky;… …

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