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irregardless

adj
/ˌɪɹɪˈɡɑːdlɪs/UK/ˌɪɹɪˈɡɑɹdlɪs/US

Etymology

Probably a blend of irrespective + regardless; the word can also be analysed as ir- + regardless because it is possible that the prefix ir- was added to amplify the negative in regardless just as plain negatives often did at the time the word came into use (and still do in dialects).

  1. derived from reguard
  2. inherited from regard
  3. suffixed as regardless — “regard + -less”
  4. compounded as irregardless — “irrespective + regardless”

Definitions

  1. Irrespective, regardless.

    • Mr. Mᶜg. [Rob Roy MacGregor], far from being unsusceptable of flatterry,^([sic]) irregardless of his own private interest, readily assented, and had a paper dictated to him to the following purpose: […]
    • "Karsh said to get a picture - regardless or irregardless."

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA