irregular

ir·reg·u·lar  (-rgy-lr)

adj.

1. Contrary to rule, accepted order, or general practice: irregular hiring practices.

2. Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention: an irregular marriage.

3. Not straight, uniform, or symmetrical: irregular facial features.

4. Of uneven rate, occurrence, or duration: an irregular heartbeat.

5. Deviating from a type; atypical.

6. Botany Having differing floral parts, as of a zygomorphic or asymmetrical flower.

7. Falling below the manufacturer's standard or usual specifications; imperfect.

8. Grammar Departing from the usual pattern of inflection, derivation, or word formation, as the present forms of the verb be or the plural noun children.

9. Not belonging to a permanent, organized military force: irregular troops.

n.

1. One, such as an item of merchandise, that is irregular.

2. A soldier, such as a guerrilla, who is not a member of a regular military force.

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ir·regu·lar·ly adv.

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irregular

Adjective

1. uneven in shape, position, arrangement, etc.

2. not conforming to accepted practice or routine

3. (of a word) not following the usual pattern of formation in a language

4. not occurring at expected or equal intervals: an irregular pulse

5. (of troops) not belonging to regular forces

Noun

a soldier not in a regular army

irregularity n
irregularly adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	irregular - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent guerilla force, guerrilla force - an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups Maquis, Maquisard - a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II urban guerrilla - a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns warrior - someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
	2.	irregular - merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name second merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
Adj.	1.	irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices" illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" unrhythmic, unrhythmical - not rhythmic; irregular in beat or accent rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" asymmetric, asymmetrical - characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components unsystematic - lacking systematic arrangement or method or organization; "unsystematic and fragmentary records"; "he works in an unsystematic manner" regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"
	2.	irregular - not occurring at expected times unpredictable sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"
	3.	irregular - (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare" partisan, partizan - devoted to a cause or party regular - (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces; "the regular army"
	4.	irregular - (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement regular - (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
	5.	irregular - falling below the manufacturer's standard; "irregular jeans" imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
	6.	irregular - deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior" atypical abnormal, unnatural - not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"
	7.	irregular - lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" temporary part-time, parttime - involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job"
	8.	irregular - (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface" uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"
	9.	irregular - independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" maverick, unorthodox unconventional - not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"

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irregular

adjective 1. variable, inconsistent, erratic, shifting, occasional, random, casual, shaky, wavering, uneven, fluctuating, eccentric, patchy, sporadic, intermittent, haphazard, unsteady, desultory, fitful, spasmodic, unsystematic, inconstant, nonuniform, unmethodical, scattershot << OPPOSITE steady

adjective 2. uneven, broken, rough, twisted, twisting, curving, pitted, ragged, crooked, unequal, jagged, bumpy, lumpy, serpentine, contorted, lopsided, craggy, indented, asymmetrical, serrated, holey, unsymmetrical << OPPOSITE even

adjective 3. inappropriate, unconventional, improper, unethical, odd, unusual, extraordinary, disorderly, exceptional, peculiar, unofficial, abnormal, queer, rum Brit. (slang) back-door, unsuitable, unorthodox, out-of-order, unprofessional, anomalous

adjective 4. unofficial, underground, guerrilla, volunteer, resistance, partisan, rogue, paramilitary, mercenary

Translations

irregular [ɪˈrɛgjuləʳ] adj → irregular; [surface] → desigual

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irregular [ɪˈrɛgjuləʳ] adj → irrégulier/ière; [surface] → inégal(e); [action, event] → peu orthodoxe

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irregular [ɪˈrɛgjuləʳ] adj → unregelmäßig;

(surface) → uneben;

(behaviour) → ungehörig

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irregular [ɪˈrɛgjuləʳ] adj → irregolare