irregular
adjEtymology
From Middle English irreguler, from Old French irreguler, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin irrēgulāris, from in- + regularis, equivalent to ir- + regular.
- derived from irrēgulāris
- derived from irreguler
- inherited from irreguler
Definitions
Nonstandard
Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- ‘ “It would be most irregular Grandpa!” says Miss Cecily frowning and tapping her foot. “Well, we’re a pretty irregular family so that’s neither here nor there,” says the old man, impish like. [...] ’
Of a surface, rough.
Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.
- Near by, where the crystal clear River Llugwy is crossed by a bridge, stands a small and ancient church built of massive, irregular boulders.
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Of a polygon, not regular
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…
Of a polyhedron, whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
Of a word, not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given…
Of a word, not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- "Calves", "cacti", and "children" are irregular plurals.
- "To buy" is an irregular English verb: its past simple and past participle tense is "bought".
- I hate learning all the irregular conjugations in French.
A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular…
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.
- There's one neighborhood tavern where the regulars and irregulars go after a hard day to unlax and rewind, throw back a few, and just hang out - you know the one.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at irregular. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at irregular. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at irregular
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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