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Meaning of 'irregular' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Irregular [ a.]
- 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.
2 . Irregular [ n.]
- One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.

Meaning of 'irregular' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . irregular [ a]
Meaning (1):
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
Example in sentence:
  • irregular hiring practices
Meaning (2):
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
Example in sentence:
  • irregular troops;
  • irregular warfare
3 . irregular [ s]
Meaning (3):
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
Example in sentence:
  • an irregular heartbeat
Meaning (4):
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
Example in sentence:
  • an irregular pair of jeans
Meaning (5):
- lacking continuity or regularity
Example in sentence:
  • an irregular worker;
  • employed on a temporary basis
Meaning (6):
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
Example in sentence:
  • atypical clinical findings;
  • atypical pneumonia;
  • highly irregular behavior;
  • these days large families are atypical
Meaning (7):
- independent in behavior or thought
Example in sentence:
  • maverick politicians;
  • she led a somewhat irregular private life
Meaning (8):
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
Example in sentence:
  • walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface

Nearby Words:

irradiance irradiancy irradiant irradiate irradiated irradiating irradiation irradicate irrational irrationality

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    Irregular warfare refers to a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s). Also called IW.

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