Irregular vs. Unregular — Which is Correct Spelling?
Table of Contents
Which is correct: Irregular or Unregular
How to spell Irregular?
Irregular
Correct Spelling
Unregular
Incorrect Spelling
ADVERTISEMENT
Irregular Definitions
Contrary to rule, accepted order, or general practice
Irregular hiring practices.
Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
An irregular marriage.
Not straight, uniform, or symmetrical
Irregular facial features.
Of uneven rate, occurrence, or duration
An irregular heartbeat.
Deviating from a type; atypical.
ADVERTISEMENT
(Botany) Having differing floral parts, as of a zygomorphic or asymmetric flower.
Falling below the manufacturer's standard or usual specifications; imperfect.
(Grammar) Departing from the usual pattern of inflection, derivation, or word formation, as the present forms of the verb be or the plural noun children.
Not belonging to a permanent, organized military force
Irregular troops.
One, such as an item of merchandise, that is irregular.
A soldier, such as a guerrilla, who is not a member of a regular military force.
Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations
Rough
Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity
Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal
Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other)
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.
A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
One who does not regularly attend a venue.
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 regularThen most when most irregular they seem.
Leading the men of Herefordshire to fightAgainst the irregular and wild Glendower.
A flowery meadow through which a clear stream murmured in many irregular meanders.
One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service.
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
Contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice;
Irregular hiring practices
(of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
Not occurring at expected times
Used of the military; not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces;
Irregular troops
Irregular warfare
Deviating from what is usual or common or to be expected; often somewhat odd or strange;
These days large families are atypical
Highly irregular behavior
Lacking continuity or regularity;
An irregular worker
Employed on a temporary basis
Of a surface; not level or flat;
Walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface
Used of independent armed resistance forces;
Guerrilla warfare
Partisan forces
Independent in behavior or thought;
She led a somewhat irregular private life
Maverick politicians
Share Your Discovery
Previous Comparison
Spread vs. SpreadedNext Comparison
Dought vs. Doubt