adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 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."

Adverb

1. 1
   in an abnormal manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

extraordinarilyhardlyincrediblyrarelyseldomuncommonly

Example

More examples

"The price of real estate has been rising abnormally in Japan."

Etymology

From abnormal + -ly.

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