Irregular vs. Unregular

Irregular vs. Unregular — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Irregular and Unregular

Irregularadjective

nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations

Unregularadjective

Not regular; irregular, uncommon

Irregularadjective

rough

Irregularadjective

without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity

Irregularadjective

not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal

Irregularadjective

whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other)

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Irregularadjective

not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language

"Calves", "cacti", and "children" are irregular plurals.I hate learning all the irregular conjugations in French.

Irregularnoun

a soldier who is not a member of an official military force and, often, does not follow regular army tactics

Irregularnoun

one who does not regularly attend a venue

Irregularnoun

a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

Irregularnoun

merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

Irregularadjective

contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice;

irregular hiring practices
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Irregularadjective

(of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement

Irregularadjective

not occurring at expected times

Irregularadjective

used of the military; not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces;

irregular troopsirregular warfare

Irregularadjective

deviating from what is usual or common or to be expected; often somewhat odd or strange;

these days large families are atypicalhighly irregular behavior

Irregularadjective

lacking continuity or regularity;

an irregular workeremployed on a temporary basis

Irregularadjective

of a surface; not level or flat;

walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface

Irregularadjective

used of independent armed resistance forces;

guerrilla warfarepartisan forces

Irregularadjective

independent in behavior or thought;

she led a somewhat irregular private lifemaverick politicians