Meanings
comparative more irregularly · superlative most irregularly
- In an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order.
A woman may have every quality or attribute of marriageableness who menstruates irregularly, or rarely, or even who has never menstruated at all.
1884, The Medical Age, volume 2, page 3581 more example
Seed micromorphology:—Seed coat is laticostate. Epidermal cells are elliptical to irregularly pentagonal. Cell walls are thickened mostly at the corners, the boundaries are raised […]
2018, B Özüdoğru, “Phylogenetic position, taxonomy, distribution, and conservation status of the rare and poorly-known Noccaea rosularis, the generic type of Masmenia …”, in Phytotaxa
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbat an uneven rate
adverbhaving an irregular form
adverbin an inconstant manner, not according to fixed rate or schedule
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan irregularment
- irregularmentin an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
Czech nepravidelně, neuspořádaně
- nepravidelněin an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
- neuspořádaněin an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
French irrégulièrement
- irrégulièrementin an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
Greek αντικανονικά
- αντικανονικά (antikanoniká)in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
Hungarian szabálytalanul
- szabálytalanulin an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
Māori tīpakopako, tīpaopao
- tīpakopakoin an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
- tīpaopaoin an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
Polish akcyjnie
- akcyjniein an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
Portuguese irregularmente
- irregularmentein an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
Russian беспорядочно
- беспорядочно (besporjadočno)in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
Spanish irregularmente
- irregularmentein an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
Cite this entry
irregularly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irregularly
“irregularly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irregularly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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