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Irish wolfhound
n 1: large breed of hound with a rough thick coat

English Dictionary: irregular	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irreclaimable adj insusceptible of reform; "vicious irreclaimable boys"; "irredeemable sinners" Synonym(s): irreclaimable, irredeemable, unredeemable, unreformable
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 WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irregularity n behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality Synonym(s): abnormality, irregularity not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals Synonym(s): irregularity, unregularity Antonym(s): regularity an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern Synonym(s): irregularity, geometrical irregularity irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis Synonym(s): constipation, irregularity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irregularly adv in an irregular manner; "the patient is breathing irregularly" Antonym(s): regularly having an irregular form; "irregularly shaped solids" Antonym(s): regularly in an irregular manner; "her letters arrived irregularly" Synonym(s): irregularly, on an irregular basis Antonym(s): on a regular basis, regularly in an irregular manner; "the stomach mucosa was irregularly blackened"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irresolute adj uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute" Antonym(s): resolute
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irresolutely adv lacking determination or decisiveness Antonym(s): resolutely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irresoluteness n the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose Synonym(s): irresoluteness, irresolution Antonym(s): firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
irresolution n doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost" Synonym(s): indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose Synonym(s): irresoluteness, irresolution Antonym(s): firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irish \I"rish\, a. [AS. [?]risc, fr. [?]ras the Irish. Cf. {Aryan}, {Erse}.] Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland. {Irish elk}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Elk}. {Irish moss}. (a) (Bot.) Carrageen. (b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange. {Irish poplin}. See {Poplin}. {Irish potato}, the ordinary white potato, so called because it is a favorite article of food in Ireland. {Irish reef}, [or] {Irishman's reef} (Naut.), the head of a sail tied up. {Irish stew}, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces and stewed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elk \Elk\, n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh, OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.] (Zo[94]l.) A large deer, of several species. The European elk ({Alces machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or wapiti ({Cervus Canadensis}), is closely related to the European stag. See {Moose}, and {Wapiti}. {Irish elk} (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer ({Cervus giganteus}) with widely spreading antlers. Its remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also Illustration of {Antler}. {Cape elk} (Zo[94]l.), the eland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irreclaimable \Ir`reclaim"able\, a. Incapable of being reclaimed. --Addison. -- {Ir`reclaim"ably}, ad[?].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irreclaimable \Ir`reclaim"able\, a. Incapable of being reclaimed. --Addison. -- {Ir`reclaim"ably}, ad[?].
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.
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Irregularist \Irreg"ular*ist\, n. One who is irregular. --Baxter.
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Irregularity \Irreg`ular"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Irregularities}. [Cf. F. irr[82]gularit[82].] The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irregularity \Irreg`ular"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Irregularities}. [Cf. F. irr[82]gularit[82].] The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irregularly \Irreg"ularly\, adv. In an irregular* manner.
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Irregulate \Irreg"ulate\, v. t. To make irregular; to disorder. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Irregulous \Irreg"ulous\, a. Lawless. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Irresilient \Ir`resil"ient\, a. Not resilient; not recoiling or rebounding; inelastic.
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Irresoluble \Irres"olu*ble\, a. [L. irresolubilis: cf. F. irr[82]soluble. See {Resoluble}, and cf. {Irresolvable}.] 1. Incapable of being dissolved or resolved into parts; insoluble. --Boyle. 2. Incapable of being relieved or assisted. [Obs.] The second is in the irresoluble condition of our souls after a known sin committed. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irresolubleness \Irres"olubleness\, n. The state or quality of being irresoluble; insolubility.
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Irresolute \Irres"olute\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F. irr[82]solu, L. irresolutus not loosened.] Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution. Weak and irresolute is man. --Cowper. Syn: Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided; unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant. -- {Irres"olutely}, adv. -- {Irres"oluteness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irresolute \Irres"olute\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F. irr[82]solu, L. irresolutus not loosened.] Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution. Weak and irresolute is man. --Cowper. Syn: Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided; unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant. -- {Irres"olutely}, adv. -- {Irres"oluteness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irresolute \Irres"olute\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F. irr[82]solu, L. irresolutus not loosened.] Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution. Weak and irresolute is man. --Cowper. Syn: Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided; unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant. -- {Irres"olutely}, adv. -- {Irres"oluteness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irresolution \Irres`olu"tion\, n. [Cf. F. irr[82]solution.] Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear; irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation. Irresolution on the schemes of life which offer themselves to our choice, and inconstancy in pursuing them, are the greatest causes of all unhappiness. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irresolvability \Ir`resolv`abil"i*ty\, n. The quality of being irresolvable; irresolvableness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irresolvable \Ir`resolv"able\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolvable. Cf. {Irresoluble}.] Incapable of being resolved; not separable into component parts. {Irresolvable nebul[91]} (Astron.), nebul[91] of a cloudlike appearance, which have not yet been resolved by the telescope into stars.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irresolvable \Ir`resolv"able\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolvable. Cf. {Irresoluble}.] Incapable of being resolved; not separable into component parts. {Irresolvable nebul[91]} (Astron.), nebul[91] of a cloudlike appearance, which have not yet been resolved by the telescope into stars.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irresolvableness \Ir`resolv"able*ness\, n. The quality or state of being irresolvable; irresolvability.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irresolvedly \Ir`resolv"edly\, adv. Without settled determination; in a hesitating manner; doubtfully. [R.]