heteroclite /ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/noun 3adjective 2forms 3 noun3 •An irregularly declined or inflected word. •A person who is unconventional; a maverick. •A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups. adjective2 •Irregularly declined or inflected. •(old-fashioned) Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.Nor could I have dreamed the heteroclite crew-men I had met aboard Tzadkiel's ship […] — 1987 formsheteroclites · more heteroclite · most heteroclite