Irregular

What do we mean by irregular?

Contrary to rule, accepted order, or general practice. adjective

Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention. adjective

Not straight, uniform, or symmetrical. adjective

Of uneven rate, occurrence, or duration. adjective

Deviating from a type; atypical. adjective

Having differing floral parts, as of a zygomorphic or asymmetric flower. adjective

Falling below the manufacturer's standard or usual specifications; imperfect. adjective

Departing from the usual pattern of inflection, derivation, or word formation, as the present forms of the verb be or the plural noun children. adjective

Not belonging to a permanent, organized military force. adjective

One, such as an item of merchandise, that is irregular. noun

A soldier, such as a guerrilla, who is not a member of a regular military force. noun

Not regular; lacking regularity or method in some respect; not conformable to rule, order, symmetry, uniformity, or a fixed principle; deviating from the normal or usual course or state; devious; unmethodical; uneven: as, an irregular figure, outline, or surface; irregular verbs; irregular troops.

Not regular in action or method; not conformed or conforming to regular rules or principles; hence, disorderly; lawless; improper: as, he is given to irregular courses.

Specifically In human anatomy, being of no determinate shape, as a vertebra: said only of bones.

In zoology: Not having a definite form; bilaterally or radially unsymmetrical; not having the form usual in a group; differing in an unusual manner from neighboring parts: as, an irregular third joint of an insect's antenna.

Not arranged in a definite manner, or varying in position or direction: as, irregular marks (that is, marks varying in size or distance from one another); irregular punctures or striæ.

In echinoderms, not exhibiting radial symmetry; exocyclic or petalostichous; spatangoid or clypeastroid: specifically said of the heart-urchins and other sea-urchins of the division Irregularia. See cut under petalostichous.

In botany, not having all the members of the same part alike: said of flowers.

One who is not subject or does not conform to established regulations; especially, a soldier who is not in regular service, or a person practising medicine without belonging to the regular profession. noun

One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. noun

A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and, often, does not follow regular army tactics

One who does not regularly attend a venue

Words that are spelled similarly to irregular:
irregular, regular, irregulate, irregulars, arreglar.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word irregular:
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Words that rhyme with irregular:
regular.

Adjectives that are often used to describe irregular:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective irregular:
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Consonant match to irregular:
arugula.

Words that sound like irregular:
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