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Variant of irregular

irregular Definition

ir·regu·lar (i reg′yə lər)

adjective

  1. not conforming to established rule, method, usage, standard, etc.; out of the ordinary; anomalous
  2. not conforming to legal or moral requirements; lawless; disorderly
  3. not straight or even; not symmetrical; not uniform in shape, design, or proportion
  4. uneven in occurrence or succession; variable or erratic
  5. ☆ having minor flaws or imperfections: said of merchandise
  6. experiencing constipation
  7. Bot. not uniform in shape, size, etc. as the petals of a flower
  8. Gram. not inflected in the usual way “go” is an irregular verb
  9. Mil. not belonging to the regularly established army

Etymology: ME < OFr irregulier < ML irregularis: see in- & regular

noun

  1. a person or thing that is irregular
  2. a soldier who belongs to an irregular military force
  3. ☆ irregular merchandise

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irregularly Synonyms

irregularly

modif.

erratically, intermittently, periodically, episodically, sporadically, at intervals, at irregular intervals, by fits and starts, fitfully, unevenly, spasmodically, by snatches, by jerks, by turns, off and on, hit or miss*; see also unevenly.