irregular

irregular has 13 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

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