Definition of irregulars Irregulars

/ɪɹɛˈgjʌlɚz/ - [iregyulerz] -

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What does irregulars mean?

Wiktionary

irregulars (Noun)
Plural of irregular.

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irregulars, noun, plural of irregular.

WordNet

Noun Plural: irregulars
irregular - merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
		second
irregular - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
		guerrilla, guerilla, insurgent
		warrior someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
		guerilla force, guerrilla force an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups
		maquisard, maquis the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II
Adjective
irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"
		regular in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"
		asymmetric, asymmetrical irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline"
		illegal prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
		unsmooth, rough not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches"
		unrhythmic, unrhythmical not rhythmic; irregular in beat or accent
		unsteady subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"
		unsystematic lacking systematic arrangement or method or organization; "unsystematic and fragmentary records"; "he works in an unsystematic manner"
		regularity the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate; "he was famous for the regularity of his habits"
		asymmetrical, crooked irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline"
		occasional, casual occurring from time to time; "took an occasional glass of wine"
		improper, unconventional, unlawful not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "said all the wrong things"
		randomised, randomized set up or distributed in a deliberately random way
irregular - independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"
		maverick, unorthodox
		unconventional not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"
irregular - not occurring at expected times
		unpredictable
		sporadic recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"
irregular - (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface"
		uneven not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"
irregular - lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis"
		temporary
		part-time, parttime involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job"
irregular - (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
irregular - (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare"
		partisan, partizan devoted to a cause or party
irregular - falling below the manufacturer's standard; "irregular jeans"
irregular - deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior"
		atypical
		abnormal, unnatural much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition"

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Wiktionary

irregular (Noun)
A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and, often, does not follow regular army tactics.
irregular (Adjective)
Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
irregular (Adjective)
Of a surface, rough.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

irregular (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.
irregular (n.)
One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

irregular
A soldier in a small independent group fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

irregular
ir-reg′ū-lar, adj. not according to rule: unnatural: unsystematic: vicious: (gram.) departing from the ordinary rules in its inflection: variable: not symmetrical, without regular form—(Shak.) Irreg′ulous.—n. a soldier not in regular service.—n. Irregular′ity, state of being irregular: deviation from a straight line, or from rule: departure from method or order: vice.—adv. Irreg′ularly