aberrantly
- adverb
- /ˈæbərəntli/
- He acted aberrantly, choosing to ignore the established rules and expectations of behavior.
- aberrantly activated
- aberrantly activated astrocytes
Examples
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The animal was behaving aberrantly, wandering far from its usual habitat and companions.
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The experiment yielded aberrantly high results, indicating a possible error in the methodology.
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These novel genes are frequently aberrantly expressed in a variety of human cancers; however, the biological functions of the vast majority remain unknown.
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In fact, there's something aberrantly fascinating about their slickness and vacuity, and about Lohan as a self-destructive sympathetic figure.
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Synonyms
In an unusual or unexpected way
In a strange or unexpected way
More than normal or expected
In a strange or unexpected way
In a strange or unexpected way
In a way that is not normal or usual
In a way that is not usual for someone or something
In a very unusual and surprising way
In a strange or unexpected way
In a way that seems strange or not natural
To a much higher level than usual
In a strange way that people notice
In a way that is not normal or expected
Seems very strange and different from what people expect
In a way that is different from what most people do
In a way that is not usual
In a way that is different from what most people expect
In an odd, playful way that shows personal style
In an unusual way not like what usually happens
In a way that is not usual for someone
In a very strange way that feels surprising
Antonyms
How Abnormal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aberrantly comes from the parts ab- meaning 'away' and errare meaning 'to wander' or 'be wrong', the same root as the common word error. So to act aberrantly is to 'wander away' from what is usual or normal.