adverb

abnormally

abnormally

The weather has been abnormally warm this winter.

The weather has been abnormally warm this winter.

He was behaving abnormally after the accident.

He was behaving abnormally after the accident.

((adv.)) used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb The weather has been abnormally warm.

Synonyms: unusually, irregularly, strangely; Antonyms: normally, typically, usually

From the prefix 'ab-' (away from) + 'normal' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'. Literally 'away from the normal'.

Think of 'ab-' as in 'absent' from what is normal.

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