Sekirov Dictionary

irregular

UK /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə/US /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/

adjective 7
noun 2
forms 3
phrases 1

adjective7

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Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- ‘ “It would be most irregular Grandpa!” says Miss Cecily frowning and tapping her foot. “Well, we’re a pretty irregular family so that’s neither here nor there,” says the old man, impish like. [...] ’ — 1967
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Of a word, not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- "Calves", "cacti", and "children" are irregular plurals.
- "To buy" is an irregular English verb: its past simple and past participle tense is "bought".
Of a surface, rough.
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Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- Near by, where the crystal clear River Llugwy is crossed by a bridge, stands a small and ancient church built of massive, irregular boulders. — 1980
Of a polygon, not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
Of a polyhedron, whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
(euphemistic) Having abnormal bowel movements at inconsistent intervals.

noun2

A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
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One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- There's one neighborhood tavern where the regulars and irregulars go after a hard day to unlax and rewind, throw back a few, and just hang out - you know the one. — 2015

forms

irregulars · more irregular · most irregular

Phrases with irregular

on an irregular basis
Irregularly, occurring in irregular time intervals or patterns.

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