abnormous

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The older word was ‘abnormous’.

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  • The older word was ‘abnormous’. —  English Past and Present
  • _abnormous_ shifting of the centre by man. —  The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1
  • The inflammation and tumefaction of the parts continued for a considerable time, and when ultimately reduced by the application of tepid fomentations, the skin appeared greatly relaxed; and the muscular fibres having lost their power of support or contractility, owing to their long quiescence, seemed no longer able to keep their lids in their proper situation; the edges therefore remained in the abnormous position previously assumed. —  The Dog
 

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  1. from Latin abnormis, with suffix -ous, like enormous, from Latin enormis: see abnormal.
 

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