Thesaurus: irregular

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1. 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.
2. n. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.
3. adj. contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
4. adj. not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
5. adj. (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
6. adj. (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
7. adj. failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
8. adj. deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
9. adj. lacking continuity or regularity
10. adj. (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
11. adj. independent in behavior or thought
12. n. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment