irregular

Meanings

Plural: irregulars

Noun

• a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
• merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
• A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
• One who does not regularly attend a venue.

Adjective

• contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
  • "irregular hiring practices"
• (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
  • "irregular troops"
  • "irregular warfare"
• (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement

Adjective Satellite

• not occurring at expected times
• falling below the manufacturer's standard
  • "irregular jeans"
• deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
  • "highly irregular behavior"
• lacking continuity or regularity
  • "an irregular worker"
• (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"

Adj

• nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations
• rough (of a surface)
• without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity
• not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal
• whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other)
• not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language

Synonyms

abnormal, atypical, coarse, guerilla, guerrilla, heteroclite, insurgent, maverick, rough, salebrous, second, singular, strange, temporary, unorthodox, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady

Antonyms

regular

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