irregular

irregular is a 9-letter English word with 13 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. noun. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.
3. noun. merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

   Synonyms: second

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

   Synonyms: guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent

5. adjective. not occurring at expected times

   Synonyms: unpredictable

6. adjective. independent in behavior or thought

   "she led a somewhat irregular private life"

   "maverick politicians"

   Synonyms: maverick, unorthodox

7. adjective. (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical

   "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface"

8. adjective. lacking continuity or regularity

   "an irregular worker"

   "employed on a temporary basis"

   Synonyms: temporary

9. adjective. deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal

   "these days large families are atypical"

   "atypical clinical findings"

   Synonyms: atypical

10. adjective. falling below the manufacturer's standard

    "irregular jeans"

11. adjective. contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice

    "irregular hiring practices"

12. adjective. (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
13. adjective. (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces

    "irregular troops"

    "irregular warfare"

Synonyms

second, guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent, unpredictable, maverick, unorthodox, temporary, atypical

Common word forms

irregulars, irregularly, irregularity, irregularize, irregularness

Words from these letters

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