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aberrant
/əˈbɛɹ.ənt/
adj 3noun 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
cunning
ABERRANT + NOUN
psychopath, temperament
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
adj
1
Differing from the norm.
2
Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
3
Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.
noun
1
A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.
2
A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
Also I think other birders realise you are struggling a bit when you start talking about aberrants[.]
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The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.
Wiktionary02
Also I think other birders realise you are struggling a bit when you start talking about aberrants[.]
Wiktionary03
Only individuals with an aberrant temperament can in the long run retain their self-esteem in the face of the disesteem of their fellows.
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Tom's aberrant thinking persists.
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"Would you like to be a billionaire, Tom?" "An aberrant psychopath, a cunning snake, a demigod who is allowed to do everything?"
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