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irregular

/ɪˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/

noun

Meaning

  • A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and, often, does not follow regular army tactics

  • One who does not regularly attend a venue

adjective

Meaning

  • Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations

  • (of a surface) rough

  • Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity

  • (of a polygon) not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal

  • (of a polyhedron) whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other)

  • (grammar, of a word) not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language

    ""Calves", "cacti", and "children" are irregular plurals."

Synonyms

abnormal,
singular,
heteroclite,
coarse,
salebrous,
unstable,
unsteady