- reg|u|lar
- 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; not premium: »regular gasoline, regular grind coffee.
3. following some rule or principle; according to rule: »A period is the regular ending for a seence. S or es is the regular ending for a plural.
4. coming, acting, or done again and again at the same time: »regular attendance at church. Sunday is a regular holiday.
5. steady; habitual: »A regular customer trades often at the same store.
SYNONYM(S): constant. See syn. under steady. (Cf. ↑steady)6. even in size, spacing, or speed; well-balanced: »regular features, regular teeth, regular breathing.
7. = symmetrical. (Cf. ↑symmetrical)8. having all its angles equal and all its sides equal: »a regular polygon.
9. having all the same parts alike in shape and size: »a regular flower.
12. properly fitted or trained: »The regular cook in our cafeteria is sick.
13. Grammar. having the usual endings; changing form in the usual way, especially to show tense, number, person, or mood. “Ask” is a regular verb.14. Informal. a) thorough; complete: »a regular bore.
b) fine; agreeable; all-right: »He's a regular fellow.
15. permanently organized: »If we had a wholly regular army we could meet our present commitments with at least 100,000 fewer men because of the saving in overheads, avoidance of waste in movements, and so forth (London Times).
16. of or belonging to the permanent armed forces of a country: »The conscript or regular soldier…could not conceive of anybody who was not sick belonging to an organised army (Listener).
17. belonging to a religious order bound by certain rules: »The regular clergy live in religious communities.
18. U.S. having to do with or conforming to the requirements of a political party or other organization: »the regular candidate, a regular ticket.
–n.1. a member of a regularly paid group of any kind: »The fire department was made up of regulars and volunteers.
2. a member of the permanent armed forces of a country.3. a person belonging to a religious order bound by certain rules.4. Sports. a player who plays in all or most of a team's games: »Holmes, who replaced Jim Looney, injured regular, in the third quarter, took advantage of an erratic…pass defense to score (New York Times).
5. U.S. a party member who faithfully stands by his party.6. a regular customer or contributor.7. a size of garment for men of average height and weight: »Men's shorts, regulars, longs in standard sizes (New Yorker).
8. regular gasoline: »I bought a dollar's worth of regular from the lady in charge of the filling station (Anthony Bailey).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
