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English Dictionary: irregular	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for irregular
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irregular adj contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices" Antonym(s): regular not occurring at expected times Synonym(s): irregular, unpredictable (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare" Antonym(s): regular (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement Antonym(s): regular falling below the manufacturer's standard; "irregular jeans" deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior" Synonym(s): atypical, irregular lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" Synonym(s): irregular, temporary (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface" independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" Synonym(s): irregular, maverick, unorthodox n a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment Synonym(s): guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgent merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name Synonym(s): irregular, second
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irregular \Irreg"ular\, 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]:
Irregular \Irreg"ular\, n. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.