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aberrationally en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən.ə.li/ (US)
• /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃnə.li/ (US)

Etymology

From aberrational + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an abnormal manner.
   • He was gruff and loud and unafraid of the aberrationally tall young men who were his livelihood. 2009, Jonathan Schwartz, All in Good Time: A Memoir, page 115:
   • Our fine western and northern race, clara, probably the largest and most beautiful of all, also occurs aberrationally in most parts of central Europe. 1914, James William Tuft, A Natural History of the British Butterflies:
   • Because of the defocusing that occurs when rotated for wavelength tuning, an aberrationally non-corrected concave grating is not naturally suited to high resolution monochromators. 1997, Erwin G. Loewen, Evgeny Popov, Diffraction Gratings and Applications, page 253:

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