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English to English adjective
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contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice |  | Example: irregular hiring practices
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(used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces | | Example: irregular troops
irregular warfare
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(of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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not occurring at expected times | | source: wordnet30
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falling below the manufacturer's standard | | Example: irregular jeans
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deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal | | Example: these days large families are atypical
atypical clinical findings
atypical pneumonia
highly irregular behavior
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lacking continuity or regularity | | Example: an irregular worker
employed on a temporary basis
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(of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical | | Example: walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface
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independent in behavior or thought | | Example: she led a somewhat irregular private life
maverick politicians
source: wordnet30 noun
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a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment | | source: wordnet30
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merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name | | source: wordnet30
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One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. | | source: webster1913
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