heteroclite

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)klʌɪt/
formal

adjective

  • abnormal or irregular: the book suffers from the heteroclite and ill-fitting nature of its various elements

noun

  • an abnormal thing or person.
  • an irregularly declined word, especially a Greek or Latin noun.

Derivatives

heteroclitic

adjective

Origin:

late 15th century: via late Latin from Greek heteroklitos, from heteros 'other' + -klitos 'inflected' (from klinein 'to lean, inflect')