ABNORMALLY

abnormally

(adverb) in an abnormal manner; “they were behaving abnormally”; “his blood pressure was abnormally low”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

abnormally (comparative more abnormally, superlative most abnormally)

In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average. [First attested in the mid 19th cnetury.]

Synonyms

• unusually, extraordinarily

Source: Wiktionary


Ab*nor"mal*ly, adv.

Definition: In an abnormal manner; irregularly. Darwin.

ABNORMAL

Ab*nor"mal, a. Etym: [For earlier anormal.F. anormal, LL. anormalus for anomalus, Gr. abnormis. See Anomalous, Abnormous, Anormal.]

Definition: Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. "That deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. " Froude.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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