heteroclite

  1. Adjective.  Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.
  2. Adjective.  (grammar) Being irregularly declined or inflected.
  3. Noun.  A person who is unconventional; a maverick.
  4. Noun.  (grammar) An irregularly declined or inflected word.
  5. Noun.  (linguistics) A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups.

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