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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Irregular \Ir*reg"u*lar\, n. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Irregular \Ir*reg"u*lar\, a. [Pref. ir- not + regular: cf F. irr['e]gulier.] 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}. Mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular Then most when most irregular they seem. --Milton. Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight Against the irregular and wild Glendower. --Shak. A flowery meadow through which a clear stream murmured in many irregular meanders. --Jones. Syn: Immethodical; unsystematic; abnormal; unnatural; anomalous; erratic; devious; crooked; eccentric; unsettled; uneven; variable; changeable; mutable; desultory; disorderly; wild; immoderate; intemperate; inordinate; vicious. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: irregular adj 1: contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices" [ant: {regular}] 2: not occurring at expected times [syn: {unpredictable}] 3: used of the military; not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare" [ant: {regular}] 4: deviating from what is usual or common or to be expected; often somewhat odd or strange; "these days large families are atypical"; "highly irregular behavior" [syn: {atypical}] 5: lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" [syn: {temporary}] 6: of a surface; not level or flat; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface" 7: used of independent armed resistance forces; "guerrilla warfare"; "partisan forces" [syn: {guerrilla(a)}, {guerilla(a)}, {underground}] 8: independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn: {maverick}, {unorthodox}] n 1: a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment [syn: {guerrilla}, {guerilla}, {insurgent}] 2: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name [syn: {second}]
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