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Webster 1913 Edition
Irregular
Ir-reg′u-lar
,Adj.
[Pref.
ir-
not + regular
: cf. F. irrégulier
.] 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
.Mazes intricate,
Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular
Then most when most
Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular
Then most when most
irregular
they seem. Milton.
Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight
Against the
Against the
irregular
and wild Glendower. Shakespeare
Syn. – Immethodical; unsystematic; abnormal; unnatural; anomalous; erratic; devious; crooked; eccentric; unsettled; uneven; variable; changeable; mutable; desultory; disorderly; wild; immoderate; intemperate; inordinate; vicious.
Ir-reg′u-lar
,Noun.
One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.
Webster 1828 Edition
Irregular
IRREG'ULAR
,Adj.
1.
Not regular; not according to common form or rules; as an irregular building or fortification.2.
Not according to established principles or customs; deviating from usage; as the irregular proceedings of a legislative body.3.
Not conformable to nature or the usual operation of natural laws; as an irregular action of the heart and arteries.4.
Not according to the rules of art; immethodical; as irregular verse; an irregular discourse.5.
Not in conformity to laws,human or divine; deviating from the rules of moral rectitude; vicious; as irregular conduct or propensities.6.
Not straight; as an irregular line or course.7.
Not uniform; as irregular motion.8.
In grammar, an irregular noun or verb is one which deviates from the common rules in its inflections.IRREG'ULAR
,Noun.
Definition 2024
irregulär
irregulär
German
Adjective
irregulär (comparative irregulärer, superlative am irregulärsten)
Declension
Positive forms of irregulär
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist irregulär | sie ist irregulär | es ist irregulär | sie sind irregulär | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | irregulärer | irreguläre | irreguläres | irreguläre |
| genitive | irregulären | irregulärer | irregulären | irregulärer | |
| dative | irregulärem | irregulärer | irregulärem | irregulären | |
| accusative | irregulären | irreguläre | irreguläres | irreguläre | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der irreguläre | die irreguläre | das irreguläre | die irregulären |
| genitive | des irregulären | der irregulären | des irregulären | der irregulären | |
| dative | dem irregulären | der irregulären | dem irregulären | den irregulären | |
| accusative | den irregulären | die irreguläre | das irreguläre | die irregulären | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein irregulärer | eine irreguläre | ein irreguläres | (keine) irregulären |
| genitive | eines irregulären | einer irregulären | eines irregulären | (keiner) irregulären | |
| dative | einem irregulären | einer irregulären | einem irregulären | (keinen) irregulären | |
| accusative | einen irregulären | eine irreguläre | ein irreguläres | (keine) irregulären | |
Comparative forms of irregulär
Superlative forms of irregulär