ir|reg|u|lar

ir|reg|u|lar: ir|reg|u|lar «ih REHG yuh luhr», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. not regular; not according to rule; out of the usual order or natural way: »irregular breathing. It would be quite irregular for a child of ten to drive a car.

2. not according to law or morals: »irregular behavior. Now that to steal by law is grown an art…And “slightly irregular” dilutes the shame Of what had on a somewhat blunter name (James Russell Lowell).
SYNONYM(S): lawless.

3. not even; not smooth or straight; broken and rough; without symmetry: »an irregular pulse, irregular features, an irregular pattern. New England has a very irregular coastline.
SYNONYM(S): uneven, variable.

4. not in the regular army: »irregular troops.

5. Grammar. (of a word) not inflected in the usual way. Be is an irregular verb.

6. Botany. (of a flower) not having all the members of the same series alike, as in the bean and larkspur. They are bilaterally rather than radially symmetrical.

7. (of stocks or the stock market) not balanced or even, as when some prices fall while others rise: »Tea shares were quietly irregular (London Times). The market then steadied, but closed irregular (New York Times).

–n.

1. a soldier not in the regular army.

2. any person or thing that is irregular: »The Baker Street irregulars (Arthur Conan Doyle).

╂[< Old French irreguler, learned borrowing from Late Latin irrēgulāris < in- not + Latin rēgulāris regular]

–ir|reg´u|lar|ly, adverb.

Synonym Study adjective. 1 Irregular, abnormal mean out of the usual or natural order or way. Irregular means not according to the accepted standard: »She has irregular habits.
Abnormal means above or below what is regarded as normal, average, or typical, and applies either to people or to things: »Seven feet is an abnormal height for a person.

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reg´u|lar|iz|er — reg|u|lar|ize «REHG yuh luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make regular: »Having regularized the procedure, we went on to the bars (New Yorker). –reg´u|lar|iz|er, noun … Useful english dictionary
reg|u|lar|ize — «REHG yuh luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make regular: »Having regularized the procedure, we went on to the bars (New Yorker). –reg´u|lar|iz|er, noun … Useful english dictionary
reg|u|lar|i|ty — «REHG yuh LAR uh tee», noun. the fact or state of being regular; order; system; steadiness: »The seasons come and go with regularity … Useful english dictionary
reg|u|lar|ise — «REHG yuh luh ryz», transitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. regularize … Useful english dictionary
reg|u|lar|i|za|tion — «REHG yuh luhr uh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of making regular: »[He] said that the Waterfront Commission had been facing up to the staggering problems of regularization of port conditions (New York Times). 2. the state of being made … Useful english dictionary
reg|u|lar|ly — «REHG yuh luhr lee», adverb. 1. in a regular manner. 2. at regular times … Useful english dictionary
reg|u|lar — «REHG yuh luhr», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. fixed by custom or rule; usual; normal: »Six o clock was his regular hour of rising. Our regular sleeping place is in a bedroom. SYNONYM(S): typical, standard. 2. of the normal grade, quality, or value;… … Useful english dictionary
ir|reg´u|lar|ly — ir|reg|u|lar «ih REHG yuh luhr», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not regular; not according to rule; out of the usual order or natural way: »irregular breathing. It would be quite irregular for a child of ten to drive a car. 2. not according to law or… … Useful english dictionary
ir|reg|u|lar|i|ty — «ih REHG yuh LAR uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. lack of regularity; a being irregular: »Judges cannot permit irregularity in carrying out justice. SYNONYM(S): unevenness. 2. something irregular: »State investigators…have been collecting evidence… … Useful english dictionary
ster|e|o|reg|u|lar|i|ty — «STEHR ee oh REHG yuh LAR uh tee, STIHR », noun. the quality or state of being stereoregular … Useful english dictionary

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