Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ɪˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/
irregular
- nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations
- (of a surface) rough
- without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity
- (geometry, of a polygon) not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal
- (geometry, 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.
- I hate learning all the irregular conjugations in French.
- (nonstandard) abnormal, singular; see also Thesaurus:strange
- (rough) coarse, salebrous; see also Thesaurus:rough
- (without uniformity) unstable, unsteady; see also Thesaurus:unsteady
- French: irrégulier
- German: irregulär, unregelmäßig
- Italian: irregolare
- Portuguese: irregular
- Russian: непра́вильный
- Spanish: irregular
- French: irrégulier
- German: unregelmäßig
- Italian: irregolare
- Portuguese: irregular
- Russian: непра́вильный
- Spanish: irregular
- French: irrégulier
- Portuguese: irregular, desigual, assimétrico
irregular (plural irregulars)
- 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
- French: irrégulier
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