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ALL meanings of irregular

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  • noun irregular Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement. 1
  • adjective irregular without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern. 1
  • adjective irregular not characterized by any fixed principle, method, continuity, or rate: irregular intervals. 1
  • adjective irregular not conforming to established rules, customs, etiquette, morality, etc.: highly irregular behavior. 1
  • adjective irregular not according to rule, or to the accepted principle, method, course, order, etc. 1
  • adjective irregular Grammar. not conforming to the prevalent pattern or patterns of formation, inflection, construction, etc., of a language; having a rule descriptive of a very small number of items: The English verbs “keep” and “see” are irregular in their inflections. 1
  • adjective irregular Military. (formerly, of troops) not belonging to an organized group of the established forces. 1
  • adjective irregular flawed, damaged, or failing to meet a specific standard of manufacture: a sale of irregular shirts. 1
  • adjective irregular Botany. not uniform. (of a flower) having the members of some or all of its floral circles or whorls differing from one another in size or shape, or extent of union. 1
  • adjective irregular deviating or experiencing deviations from a normally regular or cyclic body function, as bowel habits or menstruation. 1
  • adjective irregular (of a stock or commodity market) of mixed market activity; showing no clear up or down trend. 1
  • noun irregular a person or thing that is irregular. 1
  • noun irregular Commerce. a product or material that does not meet specifications or standards of the manufacturer, as one having imperfections in its pattern. 1
  • noun irregular Military. a soldier or combatant not of a regular military force, as a guerrilla or partisan. 1
  • adjective irregular rate: uneven 1
  • adjective irregular grammar: not regular 1
  • adjective irregular action: not customary 1
  • adjective irregular If events or actions occur at irregular intervals, the periods of time between them are of different lengths. 0
  • adjective irregular Something that is irregular is not smooth or straight, or does not form a regular pattern. 0
  • adjective irregular Irregular behaviour is dishonest or not in accordance with the normal rules. 0
  • adjective irregular An irregular verb, noun, or adjective has different forms from most other verbs, nouns, or adjectives in the language. For example, 'break' is an irregular verb because its past form is 'broke', not 'breaked'. 0
  • adjective irregular Irregular troops do not belong to an official national army. 0
  • adjective irregular Irregulars are irregular troops. 0
  • adjective irregular lacking uniformity or symmetry; uneven in shape, position, arrangement, etc 0
  • adjective irregular not occurring at expected or equal intervals 0
  • adjective irregular differing from the normal or accepted practice or routine 0
  • adjective irregular not according to established standards of behaviour; unconventional 0
  • adjective irregular (of the formation, inflections, or derivations of a word) not following the usual pattern of formation in a language, as English plurals ending other than in -s or -es 0
  • adjective irregular of or relating to guerrillas or volunteers not belonging to regular forces 0
  • adjective irregular (of flowers) having any of their parts, esp petals, differing in size, shape, etc; asymmetric 0
  • adjective irregular (of merchandise) not up to the manufacturer's standards or specifications; flawed; imperfect 0
  • noun irregular a soldier not in a regular army 0
  • noun irregular imperfect or flawed merchandise 0
  • adjective irregular not conforming to established rule, method, usage, standard, etc.; out of the ordinary; anomalous 0
  • adjective irregular not conforming to legal or moral requirements; lawless; disorderly 0
  • adjective irregular not straight or even; not symmetrical; not uniform in shape, design, or proportion 0
  • adjective irregular uneven in occurrence or succession; variable or erratic 0
  • adjective irregular having minor flaws or imperfections 0
  • adjective irregular experiencing constipation 0
  • adjective irregular not uniform in shape, size, etc. as the petals of a flower 0
  • adjective irregular not inflected in the usual way 0
  • adjective irregular not belonging to the regularly established army 0
  • noun irregular a person or thing that is irregular 0
  • noun irregular a soldier who belongs to an irregular military force 0
  • noun irregular irregular merchandise 0
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