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irregular English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word irregular once they have reached the level C2 – Proficient. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning irregular meaning

What does irregular mean?

Definitions in simple English

irregular Adjective

— Something that is not standard or regular.

irregular

— adjective contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice irregular hiring practices

— adjective not occurring at expected times

— adjective (= maverick) independent in behavior or thought she led a somewhat irregular private life maverick politicians

— adjective (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface

— adjective (= temporary) lacking continuity or regularity an irregular worker employed on a temporary basis

— adjective falling below the manufacturer's standard irregular jeans

— adjective (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement

— adjective (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces irregular troops irregular warfare

— noun merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

— adjective (= atypical) deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal these days large families are atypical atypical clinical findings atypical pneumonia highly irregular behavior

— noun a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

Synonyms irregular synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as irregular?

irregular English » English

uneven

abnormal

anomalous

intermittent

erratic

inconsistent

exceptional

disorderly

unusual

sporadic

rugged

occasional

guerrilla

guerilla

atypical

spasmodic

random

different

aberrant

unorthodox

unequal

uncommon

patchy

insurgent

indeterminate

bumpy

zigzag

wrong

unsteady

unpredictable

underground

unconventional

temporary

strange

spotty

snatchy

second

rough

offbeat

odd

maverick

incorrect

illegitimate

fitful

disordered

desultory

crooked

confused

casual

angular

Topics irregular topics

What do people use irregular to talk about?

States Quality

Shape

• What words refer to an irregular shape?
  irregular jagged

States Quality Shape Pattern, design

Symmetrical

• What words describe something that is not symmetrical?
  asymmetrical irregular uneven unbalanced lopsided

States Quality Good

Bad

• What words describe something that is bad in quality?
  bad no good lousy unpleasant cheap severe terrible abject mean low base infamous ignoble irregular

States Time Relative time Order, sequence

Regular

• What words indicate that something does not happen regularly?
  irregular without warning

Person Body Internal organs

Heart

• What words refer to the heart beating in a bad way?
  heart murmur irregular heart beat skip a beat

Examples irregular examples

How do I use irregular in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I don't like learning irregular verbs.

She has a set of irregular teeth.

I have an irregular pulse.

My hobby: inventing irregular forms of verbs.

Mars has two small natural satellites, Phobos and Deimos. They are highly irregular in shape and are believed to be asteroids captured by Mars' weak gravitational field.

Irregular verbs are a part of the English language.

Are there any irregular verbs in Esperanto?

Some verbs have irregular forms.

Your attendance at classes was irregular.

The surface of the moon is irregular.

I find it very boring to learn irregular verbs.

Movie subtitles

It's most irregular.

It is irregular, most irregular!

TWITCHELL: This is most irregular.

This is decidedly irregular and smelly.

This is a highly irregular procedure.

This is very irregular, Your Honor.

Gentlemen, this is all highly irregular.

Why, this is most irregular.

That's entirely irregular!

We can't allow that. That's entirely irregular!

I must say, this is irregular.

Now this last question is a little irregular, Miss Connell.

Not an oblong one, but an irregular pool, something. Something like this, you know.

Some were spiral shaped, other oval or irregular.

This is most irregular.

It is irregular.

That she intended to appear as a witness for the accused. But this is most irregular.

Well, it's all very irregular.

Wish I could tell him, but that would be highly irregular.

That's entirely irregular! Shut up.

My, my. Why, this is most irregular.

I give you my solemn word nothing irregular will occur.

This is most irregular, madam.

I know it's irregular but could you come to 317 Bunker Street right away, please?

This is highly irregular procedure.

Highly irregular, of course, but my blood was up.

It looked as though you were conjugating irregular verbs.

It's sort of irregular, but if you say so, Miss Partridge.

The irregular position of the bicuspids is a big help.

It's always empty due to its irregular course and sand bars.

News and current affairs

Meanwhile, the traditional forum for EU-US talks, the Financial Markets Regulatory Dialogue - which brings regulators together at irregular intervals to haggle over lists of divergent regulations one by one - is all too often slow and circumvented.

In the past, the Geneva Convention prescribed how regular prisoners of war and members of irregular military forces should be treated when apprehended: they are not to be dealt with as criminals.

Of course, civil war and irregular combatants are not new, as even the traditional law of war recognizes.

What is new is the increase in irregular combat, and the technological changes that put ever-increasing destructive power in the hands of small groups that would have been priced out of the market for massive destruction in earlier eras.

Armed groups view conflict as a continuum of political and violent irregular operations over a long period that will provide control over local populations.

In such hybrid wars, conventional and irregular forces, combatants and civilians, and physical destruction and information warfare become thoroughly intertwined.

Such critics worry that this will make it harder to persuade countries to cut emissions further when it becomes clear that their collective efforts are not enough, and that it may even allow some countries to use irregular accounting methods.

With the informal sector continuing to play a major role in emerging economies, women often have access to only unreliable and transitory employment that offers casual and irregular wages.

But the distribution of proceeds from hydrocarbons is irregular, and the central government has accumulated significant arrears.

The erosion of support for the government is due to its inefficiency: inflation is triple official forecasts, and basic foodstuffs and fuel are scarce and their supply irregular.

In war, this irregular contingent of hackers would become the vanguard behind which the PLA takes on the enemy.

The supply of water is also highly variable across regions and within countries, with floods and droughts occurring at irregular times.

But, with Italy alone having received more than 63,000 asylum applications and 170,000 irregular migrants last year, the program's impact would be minimal.

An implantable cardioverter defibrillator can jolt the heart back to normal if an irregular, life-threatening rhythm develops in patients who have had a heart attack.

With support from the civilian population, as well as from the Mukti Bahini, an irregular army of Bengali rebels, the Indian army swept into East Pakistan.