What does “abnormally” mean?”Abnormally” means something is different from what’s usual, regular, or expected. It’s like something is out of the ordinary.

Imagine you have a line of evenly spaced trees. If one tree is much taller or shorter than the others, it would look “abnormally” tall or short.

Here’s another way to think about it:

Your pet cat usually sleeps on the couch in the afternoon. If you find it climbing the curtains instead, that would be “abnormally” energetic behavior for your cat.

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• “Abnormally” combines two parts:
• “Abnormal” – which comes from the Latin words “ab-” meaning “away from” and “norma” meaning “rule” or “pattern.”
• “-ly” – is an adverb suffix that means “in a way that is.”
• So, literally, “abnormally” translates to “in a way that is away from the rule or pattern.”

Here are some additional points to remember:

• “Abnormally” can be used with things that are good or bad. For example, you could say “an abnormally high test score” or “an abnormally cold day.”
• There are other words that have similar meanings to “abnormally,” like “unusually,” “irregularly,” or “oddly.”