The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
anomalous
(adjective) deviating from the general or common order or type; “advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
anomalous (comparative more anomalous, superlative most anomalous)
Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
Having anomalies.
Source: Wiktionary
A*nom"a*lous, a Etym: [L. anomalus, Gr. Same, and cf. Abnormal.]
Definition: Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.