Aberrantly
departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; exceptional; abnormal.
an aberrant person, thing, group, etc.
adjective
deviating from the normal or usual type, as certain animals from the group in which they are classified
behaving in an abnormal or untypical way
deviating from truth, morality, etc
adj.
1798, originally in natural history, from Latin aberrantem (nominative aberrans), present participle of aberrare “to wander away, go astray” (see aberration).
aberrant ab·er·rant (ā-běr’ənt, āb’ər-)
adj.
Deviating from the usual course, as certain ducts, vessels, or nerves.
Deviating from the normal; untrue to type.
Out of place; ectopic.
ab·er’ran·cy n.
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