anomalously.

In a way that departs from an expected pattern or established comparison.

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Words that belong together

• anomalously high
• anomalously behave

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The reading was anomalously high relative to the calibrated range.

The system behaved anomalously after the configuration changed.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: scope qualification, degree qualification, criteria application, comparison. Disciplines: academic writing, analytical explanation, research interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.