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Angular and Irregular

adjective

  • Measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle.
    • usage: "angular momentum"
  • Having angles or an angular shape.

noun

  • A member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment.
  • Merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name.

adjective

  • Contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice.
    • usage: "irregular hiring practices"
  • Not occurring at expected times.
  • Used of the military. ( not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces)
    • usage: "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare"
  • Of solids. ( not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement)
  • Falling below the manufacturer's standard.
    • usage: "irregular jeans"
  • Deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal.
    • usage: "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior"
  • Lacking continuity or regularity.
    • usage: "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis"
  • Of a surface or shape. (; not level or flat or symmetrical)
    • usage: "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface"
  • Independent in behavior or thought.
    • usage: "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"
  • (n.) One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.
  • (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.