IRREG'ULAR, a. [L. irregularis; in and regularis, regula. See Regular.] 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, n. A soldier not in regular service.
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