anomolous

The statements were either literally true ("Some birds are robins"), literally false and "anomolous" (i.e., they couldn't easily be interpreted metaphorically, as in "Some birds are apples"), or metaphorical ("Some lawyers are sharks").

Metaphor I: A Brief History of Metaphors in Cognitive Science Chris 2004

The statements were either literally true ("Some birds are robins"), literally false and "anomolous" (i.e., they couldn't easily be interpreted metaphorically, as in "Some birds are apples"), or metaphorical ("Some lawyers are sharks").

Archive 2004-10-01 Chris 2004

It was anomolous from day one -- but it took a while for the consequences of the anomoly to compound.

Taxes and Health Insurance, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Thanks Luiz – and, yes, most grammars create an ‘arch-category’ called multi-word verbs, within which both phrasal and prepositional verbs (not to mention phrasal-prepositional verbs, of the type: look forward to, get along with …) are sub-categorised, along with other anomolous constructions, such as “to make do” and de-lexicalised verb combos, as in ‘take care of’, ‘make fun of’ etc.

P is for Phrasal Verb « An A-Z of ELT 2010

Failure to be able to destroy such an anomolous beast could lead to a real catastrophy that might even close down operations at the Cape, or at least until the furor abated!

More Ares Woes - NASA Watch 2009

You are a space alien, minding your business, cruising the galaxy when you encounter an anomolous object.

2010 April - Telic Thoughts 2010

You are a space alien, minding your business, cruising the galaxy when you encounter an anomolous object.

Critical Thinking Exercise 2010

She adds that it is anomolous that some families earning over £80,000 a year will get child benefit, but some poor families will get nothing as a result of the cap.

Welfare reform bill: household benefit cap Lords debate - Monday 23 January 2012

You are a space alien, minding your business, cruising the galaxy when you encounter an anomolous object.

Critical Thinking Exercise 2010

This card is sorely missing an anomolous dot in the upper right marked ‘meteorologists’.

Damn, it’s hot, isn’t it? 2009