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De - Pt| English Dictionary: 'irregular | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for 'irregular | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Irregular \Ir*reg"u*lar\, a. [Pref. ir- not + regular: cf. F. irr[82]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 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}. Mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular Then most when most irregular they seem. --Milton. Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight Against the irregular and wild Glendower. --Shak. A flowery meadow through which a clear stream murmured in many irregular meanders. --Jones. Syn: Immethodical; unsystematic; abnormal; unnatural; anomalous; erratic; devious; crooked; eccentric; unsettled; uneven; variable; changeable; mutable; desultory; disorderly; wild; immoderate; intemperate; inordinate; vicious. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Irregular \Ir*reg"u*lar\, n. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. | |
