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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Irregular \Ir*reg"u*lar\, a. [Pref. ir- not + regular: cf. F. irr['e]gulier.] 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}. [1913 Webster] Mazes intricate, Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular Then most when most irregular they seem. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight Against the irregular and wild Glendower. --Shak. [1913 Webster] A flowery meadow through which a clear stream murmured in many irregular meanders. --Jones. Syn: Immethodical; unsystematic; abnormal; unnatural; anomalous; erratic; devious; crooked; eccentric; unsettled; uneven; variable; changeable; mutable; desultory; disorderly; wild; immoderate; intemperate; inordinate; vicious. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Irregular \Ir*reg"u*lar\, n. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: irregular adj 1: contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices" [ant: {regular}] 2: not occurring at expected times [syn: {irregular}, {unpredictable}] 3: (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare" [ant: {regular}] 4: (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement [ant: {regular}] 5: falling below the manufacturer's standard; "irregular jeans" 6: deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior" [syn: {atypical}, {irregular}] 7: lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" [syn: {irregular}, {temporary}] 8: (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface" 9: independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn: {irregular}, {maverick}, {unorthodox}] n 1: a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment [syn: {guerrilla}, {guerilla}, {irregular}, {insurgent}] 2: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name [syn: {irregular}, {second}] From Spanish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-spa-eng]: irregular 1. abnormal(abnorma) 2. abnormal(anormala) 3. abnormal(nenorma) 4. abnormal(nenormala)