irregular

irregular
[[t]ɪre̱gjʊlə(r)[/t]]
irregulars
1) ADJ-GRADED If events or actions occur at irregular intervals, the periods of time between them are of different lengths.

Cars passed at irregular intervals...

She was taken to hospital suffering from an irregular heartbeat...

He worked irregular hours.

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irregularly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

He was eating irregularly, steadily losing weight.

irregularity [[t]ɪre̱gjʊlæ̱rɪti[/t]] plural N-VAR

...a dangerous irregularity in her heartbeat.

2) ADJ-GRADED Something that is irregular is not smooth or straight, or does not form a regular pattern.

The paint was drying in irregular patches...

He had bad teeth, irregular and discolored.

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irregularly ADV-GRADED usu ADV -ed

Located off-center in the irregularly shaped lake was a fountain.

irregularity N-VAR

...treatment of abnormalities or irregularities of the teeth.

3) ADJ-GRADED Irregular behaviour is dishonest or not in accordance with the normal rules.

...the minister accused of irregular business practices...

`Will you do this for me, Leo? It's the only way.' - `It's highly irregular, Ralph.'

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irregularity N-VAR

...charges arising from alleged financial irregularities.

4) ADJ 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'.
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5) ADJ: ADJ n Irregular troops do not belong to an official national army.

At least 17 different irregular units are engaged in the war.

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N-COUNT: usu pl
Irregulars are irregular troops.

English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Irregular — Ir*reg u*lar, a. [Pref. ir not + regular: cf. F. irr[ e]gulier.] Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to the rules of moral rectitude, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • irregular — ir‧reg‧u‧lar [ɪˈregjlə ǁ ər] adjective not obeying the usually accepted legal or moral rules: • There were some warning signals that something irregular was going on. • highly irregular trading activities irregularity noun [countable,… …   Financial and business terms

  • irregular — irregular, anomalous, unnatural mean outside the sphere of what conforms to or is explainable by law, rule, custom, or principle. Irregular implies failure to conform to a rule, a law, or a pattern, especially to one imposed for the sake of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • irregular — adjetivo 1. Área: gramática [Verbo, participio, conjugación] que no sigue la regla o norma general. 2. Que no es regular o uniforme: una respiración irregular. Era difícil andar porque el terreno era muy irregular. Tiene unos horarios muy… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • irregular — (Del lat. irregulāris). 1. adj. Que está fuera de regla. 2. Contrario a ella. 3. Que no observa siempre el mismo comportamiento, o no rinde del mismo modo. 4. Que no sucede común y ordinariamente. 5. Geom. Dicho de un polígono o de un poliedro:… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • irregular — [i reg′yə lər] adj. [ME < OFr irregulier < ML irregularis: see IN 2 & REGULAR] 1. not conforming to established rule, method, usage, standard, etc.; out of the ordinary; anomalous 2. not conforming to legal or moral requirements; lawless;… …   English World dictionary

  • irregular — ir·reg·u·lar /ir re gyə lər/ adj: not in accord with laws, rules, procedures, or established custom ir·reg·u·lar·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. ir …   Law dictionary

  • irregular — [adj1] random, variable aberrant, aimless, capricious, casual, changeable, designless, desultory, disconnected, discontinuous, eccentric, erratic, faltering, fitful, fluctuating, fragmentary, haphazard, hit or miss*, inconstant, indiscriminate,… …   New thesaurus

  • irregulär — irregulär:1.⇨ungesetzlich–2.⇨ungewöhnlich irregulär 1.→gesetzwidrig 2.außerplanmäßig,regelwidrig,ungewöhnlich,unüblich,unregelmäßig,anormal,atypisch,abnorm …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • irregular — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not regular in shape, arrangement, or occurrence. 2) contrary to a rule, standard, or convention. 3) not belonging to regular army units. 4) Grammar (of a word) having inflections that do not conform to the usual rules. ► NOUN ▪ a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Irregular — Ir*reg u*lar, n. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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