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What (who) is irregular - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Irregularity; Irregular (disambiguation); Irregularity (disambiguation)
irregular
adj. grossly, highly irregular
Irregular
·noun One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.
II. Irregular ·adj 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 to established principles; not normal; unnatural; immethodical; unsymmetrical; erratic; no straight; not uniform; as, an irregular line; an irregular figure; an irregular verse; an irregular physician; an irregular proceeding; irregular motion; irregular conduct, ·etc. ·cf. Regular.
irregular
1.
If events or actions occur at irregular intervals, the periods of time between them are of different lengths.
Cars passed at irregular intervals...
He worked irregular hours.
? regular
ADJ
• irregularly
He was eating irregularly, steadily losing weight.
ADV: ADV with v
• irregularity (irregularities)
...a dangerous irregularity in her heartbeat.
N-VAR
2.
Something that is irregular is not smooth or straight, or does not form a regular pattern.
He had bad teeth, irregular and discolored.
= uneven
? regular
ADJ
• irregularly
Located off-center in the irregularly shaped lake was a fountain.
ADV: usu ADV -ed
• irregularity
...treatment of abnormalities or irregularities of the teeth.
N-VAR
3.
Irregular behaviour is dishonest or not in accordance with the normal rules.
...the minister accused of irregular business practices...
ADJ
• irregularity
...charges arising from alleged financial irregularities.
N-VAR
4.
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'.
? regular
ADJ
Wikipedia
Irregular
Irregular, irregulars or irregularity may refer to any of the following:
Examples of use of irregular
1. His public appearances are growing increasingly irregular.
2. With waste collections irregular, it can stay there for months.
3. They said there was nothing irregular about her release.
4. Bar confirmed to Haaretz that the tender was irregular.
5. Carol Paul was hospitalized Saturday after experiencing an irregular heartbeat.