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Irregularly

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Adverb

1. irregularly

in an irregular manner

Example Sentences:
'the patient is breathing irregularly'

2. irregularly

having an irregular form

Example Sentences:
'irregularly shaped solids'

3. irregularly, on an irregular basis

in an irregular manner

Example Sentences:
'her letters arrived irregularly'

4. irregularly

in an irregular manner

Example Sentences:
'the stomach mucosa was irregularly blackened'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Irregularly

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adjective
1. 
lacking uniformity or symmetry; uneven in shape, position, arrangement, etc
2. 
not occurring at expected or equal intervals
an irregular pulse
3. 
differing from the normal or accepted practice or routine
4. 
not according to established standards of behaviour; unconventional
5. 
(of the formation, inflections, or derivations of a word) not following the usual pattern of formation in a language, as English plurals ending other than in -s or -es
6. 
of or relating to guerrillas or volunteers not belonging to regular forces
irregular troops
7. 
(of flowers) having any of their parts, esp petals, differing in size, shape, etc; asymmetric
8. US
(of merchandise) not up to the manufacturer's standards or specifications; flawed; imperfect
noun
9. 
a soldier not in a regular army
10. (often plural) US
imperfect or flawed merchandise
Compare second1 (sense 15)

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Irregularly

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adjective
1. 
not conforming to established rule, method, usage, standard, etc.; out of the ordinary; anomalous
2. 
not conforming to legal or moral requirements; lawless; disorderly
3. 
not straight or even; not symmetrical; not uniform in shape, design, or proportion
4. 
uneven in occurrence or succession; variable or erratic
5.  US
having minor flaws or imperfections
said of merchandise
6. 
experiencing constipation
7.  Botany
not uniform in shape, size, etc. as the petals of a flower
8.  Grammar
not inflected in the usual way
“go” is an irregular verb
9.  Military
not belonging to the regularly established army
noun
10. 
a person or thing that is irregular
11. 
a soldier who belongs to an irregular military force
12.  US; [usually pl.]
irregular merchandise

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Irregularly

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n.
1. One, such as an item of merchandise, that is irregular.
2. A soldier, such as a guerrilla, who is not a member of a regular military force.
adj.
1. Contrary to rule, accepted order, or general practice: irregular hiring practices.
2. Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention: an irregular marriage.
3. Not straight, uniform, or symmetrical: irregular facial features.
4. Of uneven rate, occurrence, or duration: an irregular heartbeat.
5. Deviating from a type; atypical.
6. Botany Having differing floral parts, as of a zygomorphic or asymmetric flower.
7. Falling below the manufacturer's standard or usual specifications; imperfect.
8. 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.
9. Not belonging to a permanent, organized military force: irregular troops.

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