The meaning of Irregular

adjective

Having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.

Usage examples:

The church has an asymmetrical plan with an aisle only on one side

adjective

Having parts on either side or half that do not match or are not the same size or shape

Usage examples:

The building's asymmetrical silhouette features a single tower on one corner.

noun

A door at the back or side of a building, or at the back of a vehicle

Usage examples:

There's someone at the back door., he opened the back door and gestured for her to get into the car…

adjective

Past participle of break1.

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

adjective

Past participle of break

Usage examples:

My camera is broken., a broken line, he spoke very broken english., after his wife's death, he seem…

adjective

Twisted or bent out of the normal shape.

Usage examples:

Contorted limbs

verb

Twist or bend out of the normal shape.

Usage examples:

A spasm of pain contorted his face

adjective

Twisted or bent in a way that does not seem natural

Usage examples:

His face was contorted in anger.

adjective

(of a landscape) having many crags.

Usage examples:

A craggy coastline

adjective

Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place.

Usage examples:

His teeth were yellow and crooked

verb

Bend (something, especially a finger as a signal).

Usage examples:

He crooked a finger for the waitress

adjective

Not straight or not even; twisted, bent, or uneven

Usage examples:

That dog’s tail is crooked., your glasses are on crooked., their efforts centered on crooked deals …

verb

Form or cause to form a curve.

Usage examples:

Her mouth curved in a smile

noun

A line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length.

Usage examples:

The parapet wall sweeps down in a bold curve

verb

Present participle of curve

Usage examples:

The road curves round to the left.

adjective

Of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead.

Usage examples:

Grey flannel trousers

noun

Grey colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

Dirty intermediate tones of grey

verb

(especially of hair) become grey with age.

Usage examples:

He had put on weight and greyed somewhat

noun

A member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.

Usage examples:

This town fell to the guerrillas

noun

A member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official army forces

Usage examples:

Guerrilla warfare

adjective

Not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules.

Usage examples:

Defending workers against illegitimate managerial practices

noun

A person who is illegitimate by birth.

Usage examples:

A woman responding to a survey about the experience of illegitimates in 1986 said that her mother ‘…

adjective

Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty.

Usage examples:

The improper use of public funds

adjective

Being against a law or a rule; dishonest or illegal

Usage examples:

The treasurer denied accepting any improper payments., an improper choice of words, if handled impr…

adjective

Dishonest, and not allowed by a rule or by law

Usage examples:

The cropland may have been polluted because of improper use of pesticides and fertilizers., imprope…

adjective

Not in accordance with fact; wrong.

Usage examples:

The doctor gave you incorrect advice

adjective

Exhibiting (or failing to exhibit) political correctness.

Usage examples:

It is not politically correct to laugh at speech impediments

adjective

Not correct; not accurate

Usage examples:

He charged that the news story was factually incorrect and demanded an apology., for each question …

adjective

Divided or edged with a zigzag line.

Usage examples:

Ermine on a chief indented gules (red) three crosses wavy or (gold).

verb

Start (a line of text) or position (a block of text) further from the margin than the main part of the text.

Usage examples:

Type a paragraph of text and indent the first line

verb

Make a dent or impression in (something).

Usage examples:

Use a stylus to indent the leather

adjective

With rough, sharp points protruding.

Usage examples:

The jagged edges gashed their fingers

verb

Stab, pierce, or prick.

Usage examples:

She jagged herself in the mouth

adjective

Rough and uneven, with sharp points

Usage examples:

A jagged piece of glass, a jagged edge

adjective

With one side lower or smaller than the other.

Usage examples:

A lopsided grin

adjective

With one side or part much bigger or higher than the other; uneven

Usage examples:

The yankees won by the lopsided score of 17 to 2.

adjective

Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.

Usage examples:

She's nothing but a mercenary little gold-digger

noun

A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

Usage examples:

He had planned to seize power with the aid of a group of mercenaries

noun

A person hired to fight for another country than their own

adjective

Not having the normal or natural shape or form.

Usage examples:

Misshapen fruit

adjective

Having a shape that is not natural

Usage examples:

His knee is badly misshapen from years of football and seven operations.

verb

Make a nick or nicks in.

Usage examples:

He had nicked himself while shaving

verb

Go quickly or surreptitiously.

Usage examples:

They nicked across the road

noun

A small cut or notch.

Usage examples:

A small nick on his wrist

adjective

Used to describe something that is not the same in all places and situations

Usage examples:

Businesses complained about non-uniform regulations across the european union.

adjective

Marked with a notch or notches.

Usage examples:

Notched bamboo sticks

verb

Make notches in.

Usage examples:

He notched the stick at each end

verb

Past simple and past participle of notch

phrase

(of a device) not working properly or at all.

Usage examples:

The elevator was out of order

phrase

Not in the correct sequence.

Usage examples:

He recorded the seven pieces out of order

phrase

Not according to the rules of a meeting, legislative assembly, etc.

Usage examples:

He ruled the objection out of order

adjective

(of an unofficial force) organized similarly to a military force.

Usage examples:

Illegal paramilitary groups

noun

A member of a paramilitary organization.

Usage examples:

The struggle in chocó is but one stage on which the guerrillas and right-wing paramilitaries are fi…

adjective

Similar to an army, but not official and sometimes not legal

Usage examples:

Paramilitary forces

noun

A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

Usage examples:

Partisans of the exiled stuarts

adjective

Prejudiced in favour of a particular cause.

Usage examples:

Newspapers have become increasingly partisan

adjective

Involving loyal support of a person, principle, or political party

Usage examples:

Partisan politics, the political parties are more divided by partisanship than ever before.

adjective

(of cloth or clothes) old and torn.

Usage examples:

A rough-looking man wearing ragged clothes

verb

Give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag.

Usage examples:

The background walls have been stippled above the dado rail and ragged below

verb

Make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner.

Usage examples:

He ragged me about not smoking or drinking

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

Usage examples:

The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

adjective

Shaped like the teeth of a saw with alternate steep and gentle slopes.

Usage examples:

Bands of jagged sawtooth decoration

adjective

Of or like a serpent or snake.

Usage examples:

Serpentine coils

noun

A dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin.

Usage examples:

The metamorphic mineral serpentine - or magnesium silicate hydroxide - is composed of magnesium, si…

verb

Move or lie in a winding path or line.

Usage examples:

Fresh tyre tracks serpentined back towards the hopper

adjective

Having or denoting a jagged edge; sawlike.

Usage examples:

A knife with a serrated edge

adjective

Forced out of its natural or proper shape; crumpled.

Usage examples:

The crash left a trail of twisted metal across the carriageway

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

adjective

Unusual and strange; perverse

Usage examples:

The letter was clearly written by someone with a twisted mind., he missed the first game of the sea…

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun

An act of twisting something around a stationary point.

Usage examples:

The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

noun

A thing with a spiral shape.

Usage examples:

A barley sugar twist

adjective

Not satisfactory or allowable.

Usage examples:

Unacceptable behaviour

adjective

Too bad to be accepted, approved of, or allowed to continue

Usage examples:

These mistakes are unacceptable., the proposal is unacceptable to theater owners.

adjective

Not morally correct.

Usage examples:

It is unethical to torment any creature for entertainment

adjective

Not morally acceptable

Usage examples:

Unethical business practices

adjective

Morally wrong

Usage examples:

The financial services authority's probe into unethical and illegal trading is focussing on the top…

adjective

Not level or smooth.

Usage examples:

The floors are cracked and uneven

adjective

Not officially authorized or confirmed.

Usage examples:

Unofficial reports said that dozens of people were injured

adjective

Not connected with or coming from a recognized office or authority

Usage examples:

We think of him as the unofficial town historian., unemployment has been unofficially estimated at …

adjective

Not officially approved by a person in authority, the government, etc.

Usage examples:

Unofficial estimates/figures/targets profits were below unofficial estimates., unofficial data/repo…

adjective

Below or contrary to the standards expected in a particular profession.

Usage examples:

A report on unprofessional conduct

adjective

Not showing the standard of behavior or skills that are expected of a person in a skilled job

Usage examples:

Dressing like that was very unprofessional of him.

adjective

Not showing the standard of behaviour or work that is expected of a person doing their job

Usage examples:

Unprofessional behaviour/conduct two employees have been suspended after allegations of unprofessio…

adjective

Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants

adjective

Willing to lie or cheat to succeed

Usage examples:

An unscrupulous salesman

adjective

Behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous dealers/employers/operators counterfeit documents make it easier for unscrupulous empl…

adjective

Not correct or true; incorrect.

Usage examples:

That is the wrong answer

adverb

In an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction.

Usage examples:

What am i doing wrong?

noun

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act.

Usage examples:

I have done you a great wrong