aberrantly
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8.1
- 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
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3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
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3.2
In an unusual or unexpected way
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3.3
More than normal or expected
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4.1
In a strange or unexpected way
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3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
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4.6
In a way that is not normal or usual
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6.9
In a way that is not usual for someone or something
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7.7
In a very unusual and surprising way
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4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
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4.7
In a way that seems strange or not natural
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5.3
To a much higher level than usual
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6.2
In a strange way that people notice
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8.2
Seems very strange and different from what people expect
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7.2
In a way that is different from what most people do
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8.2
In a way that is not normal or expected
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6.1
In a way that is not usual
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7.3
In a way that is different from what most people expect
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6.8
In an odd, playful way that shows personal style
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7.9
In a way that is not usual for someone
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6.3
In a very strange way that feels surprising
In an unusual way not like what usually happens
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.