heteroclite

(-klīt′)

adjective

departing from the standard or norm; abnormal; anomalous

Origin: Fr héteroclite < LL heteroclitus < Gr heteroklitos, irregularly inflected < hetero- (see hetero-) + klinein, to bend, incline

noun

  1. Gram. a word, esp. a noun, inflected irregularly
  2. Rare an anomaly
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