irregularadjective
uk/ɪˈreɡ.jə.lər/us/ɪˈreɡ.jə.lɚ/irregular adjective (RULE)
formal (of behaviour or actions) not according to usual rules or what is expected:
B1 specialized language An irregular verb, noun, adjective, etc. does not obey the usual rules for words in the language.
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- That is the pattern for most verbs, but some verbs are irregular and behave differently.
- A visitor can't wander around the building unaccompanied - that would be most irregular.
- The company was sold off in a rather irregular way, as I remember.
- The enquiry showed that various financial transactions had been carried out in a very irregular manner.
- If there was something irregular about how the system was shut down, you will get this message on screen.
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Wrong
- aberrant
- abnormal
- amiss
- anomaly
- awry
- bark
- flawed
- gross
- grossly
- have no business doing sth idiom
- imprecise
- improper
- impropriety
- invalid 1
- mis-
- misspeak
- mistaken
- off beam
- quarrel with sth
- speak
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irregular adjective (SHAPE)
B2 not regular in shape or form; having parts of different shapes or sizes:
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Rough, irregular and uneven
- abrasion
- abrasive
- bumpy
- chapped
- coarse
- consistency
- gnarl
- horny
- jaggy
- jerky
- knobbly
- leathery
- lumpy
- nodule
- rough-hewn
- rutted
- serrated
- streaky
- textured
- textured
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irregular adjective (TIME/SPACE)
B2 not happening at regular times or not with regular spaces in between:
US informal not emptying your bowels as often as you would usually
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Frequency & regularity - general words
- (as) regular as clockwork idiom
- -ly
- clockwork
- erratic
- fitful
- frequency
- frequent
- frequently
- many
- many a time idiom
- many's the idiom
- more
- oftentimes
- on and off idiom
- on-again, off-again
- on-off
- periodic
- regular
- religiously
- would
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irregular adjective (SOLDIER)
(of a soldier) fighting for a country but not as a member of its official army
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars
- Anzac
- capability
- combatant
- crusader
- guardsman
- gunner
- infantryman
- lancer
- non-combatant
- orderly
- para
- partisan
- sentry
- sepoy
- serviceman
- shogun
- soldier
- storm trooper
- vet
- veteran
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irregularnoun [ C ]
uk/ɪˈreɡ.jə.lər/us/ɪˈreɡ.jə.lɚ/a soldier who is not a member of the official army of a country
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars
- Anzac
- capability
- combatant
- crusader
- guardsman
- gunner
- infantryman
- lancer
- non-combatant
- orderly
- para
- partisan
- sentry
- sepoy
- serviceman
- shogun
- soldier
- storm trooper
- vet
- veteran
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