Sentence:  As these monographs and as these occasional exhibition catalogues on some handful of Canadian Impressionists started to appear, once again, I was surprised (to say it with the utmost respect) that they were <WSD>aberrated</WSD>, there was no timeline, there was no continuity. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To distort; to cause aberration of. (late 19th century)<ref name=SOED/>