Definition of: heteroclite

(het′ər·ə·klīt′) noun
1. Gram. A word that varies or is irregular in inflection; particularly, a noun inflected from more than one stem, as Latin domus.
2. A person or thing deviating from the ordinary or correct form.
—adjective
1. Anomalous.
2. Gram. With an irregular inflection: also het′er·o·clit′ic (-klit′ik) or ·i·cal. [<F hétéroclite <L heteroclitus <Gk. heteroklitos irregular <hetero- other + klinein bend]