IRREGULAR
\ɪɹˈɛɡjuːlə], \ɪɹˈɛɡjuːlə], \ɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_ɡ_j_uː_l_ə]\
Definitions of IRREGULAR
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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used of the military; not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare"
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merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
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of a surface; not level or flat; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface"
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contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"
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(of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
By Princeton University
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used of the military; not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare"
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merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
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of a surface; not level or flat; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface"
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contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.
By Noah Webster.
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Not straight; not symmetrical; not according to established method, standards, customs, or law; abnormal; not methodical.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William R. Warner
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Not according to rule: unnatural: unsystematic: vicious: (gram.) departing from the ordinary rules in its inflection: variable: not symmetrical.
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A soldier not in regular service.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A term chiefly applied to the types of a disease; and also, to the pulse when its beats are separated by unequal intervals.
By Robley Dunglison
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