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abnormally en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /æbˈnɔɹ.mə.li/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English abnormal Middle English -ly English -ly English abnormally From abnormal + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average.
   • Living, as they did, in what appeared to me impenetrable darkness, their eyes were abnormally large and sensitive. 1895, H. G. Wells, chapter 6, in The Time Machine:
   • In mild cases of hypergonadism prior to puberty, the onset of physical and mood changes may not be abnormally early or significant enough to cause any psychological or long-term physical complications. 2018 June 25, James Roland, “What is Hypergonadism?”, in Healthline, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2025:

Forms

Synonyms

unusually · extraordinarily

Translations (22)

lv nenormāli (In an abnormal manner) · da ualmindelig (In an abnormal manner) · nl abnormaal (In an abnormal manner) · ru анома́льно (In an abnormal manner) · de unnormal (In an abnormal manner) · fi epätavallisesti (In an abnormal manner) · fi epänormaalisti (In an abnormal manner) · ia anormalmente (In an abnormal manner) · kw yn anreyth (In an abnormal manner) · pl nienormalnie (In an abnormal manner) · fr anormalement (In an abnormal manner) · it anormalmente (In an abnormal manner) · es anormalmente (In an abnormal manner) · pl anormalnie (In an abnormal manner) · enm unkyndely (In an abnormal manner) · da anormal (In an abnormal manner) · ru ненорма́льно (In an abnormal manner) · da unormal (In an abnormal manner) · ja 異常に (In an abnormal manner) · ca anormalment (In an abnormal manner) · pt anormalmente (In an abnormal manner) · lv anormāli (In an abnormal manner)