- irregular
- irregular [i reg′yə lər]adj.[ME < OFr irregulier < ML irregularis: see IN-2 & REGULAR]1. not conforming to established rule, method, usage, standard, etc.; out of the ordinary; anomalous2. not conforming to legal or moral requirements; lawless; disorderly3. not straight or even; not symmetrical; not uniform in shape, design, or proportion4. uneven in occurrence or succession; variable or erratic☆ 5. having minor flaws or imperfections: said of merchandise6. experiencing constipation7. Bot. not uniform in shape, size, etc. as the petals of a flower8. Gram. not inflected in the usual way [“go” is an irregular verb]9. Mil. not belonging to the regularly established armyn.1. a person or thing that is irregular2. a soldier who belongs to an irregular military force☆ 3. [usually pl.] irregular merchandiseirregularityn.pl. irregularitiesirregularlyadv.adv.SYN.- IRREGULAR implies deviation from the customary or established rule, procedure, etc. [irregular conduct ]; ABNORMAL and ANOMALOUS imply deviation from the normal condition or from the ordinary type, ABNORMAL stressing atypical form or character [a man of abnormal height ], and ANOMALOUS, an exceptional condition or circumstance [in the anomalous position of a leader without followers ]; UNNATURAL applies to that which is contrary to the order of nature or to natural laws [an unnatural appetite for chalk ] -ANT. REGULAR, NORMAL, NATURAL
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.