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
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 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
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A soldier not in regular service.
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Not regular; not according to common form or rules; not according to established principles or customs; not comformable to nature, or the usual operation of natural laws; not according to the rules of art; not in conformity to law, human or divine; deviating from the rules of moral rectitude; not straight; not uniform; deviating from the common rules in inflection; not in regular service; said of a cadence which does not end upon the tonic chord.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Not according to usual forms or rules; not according to established principles or customs; not in conformity to law; wanting symmetry; not regular, as regards mode of life; vicious.
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A soldier not in regular service; one not following any fixed rule; in bot, a flower in which the parts of any of the verticils differ in size.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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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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