| irregular | | |
| n. (person) | 1. guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent, irregular | a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment. |
| ~ guerilla force, guerrilla force | an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups. |
| ~ maquis, maquisard | a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II. |
| ~ urban guerrilla | a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns. |
| ~ warrior | someone engaged in or experienced in warfare. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. irregular, second | merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name. |
| ~ merchandise, product, ware | commodities offered for sale.; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" |
| adj. | 3. irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice.; "irregular hiring practices" |
| ~ illegal | prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.; "an illegal chess move" |
| ~ asymmetrical, crooked | irregular in shape or outline.; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline" |
| ~ occasional, casual | occurring from time to time.; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker" |
| ~ unlawful, improper, unconventional | not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention.; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices" |
| ~ randomised, randomized | set up or distributed in a deliberately random way. |
| ~ strong | of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection.; "`sing' is a strong verb" |
| ~ unrhythmic, unrhythmical | not rhythmic; irregular in beat or accent. |
| ~ rough, unsmooth | having or caused by an irregular surface.; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" |
| ~ unsteady | subject to change or variation.; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" |
| ~ asymmetric, asymmetrical | characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components. |
| ~ unsystematic | lacking systematic arrangement or method or organization.; "unsystematic and fragmentary records"; "he works in an unsystematic manner" |
| adj. | 4. irregular, unpredictable | not occurring at expected times. |
| ~ sporadic | recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances.; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" |
| adj. | 5. irregular | (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces.; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare" |
| ~ partisan, partizan | devoted to a cause or party. |
| adj. | 6. irregular | (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement. |
| adj. | 7. irregular | falling below the manufacturer's standard.; "irregular jeans" |
| ~ imperfect | not perfect; defective or inadequate.; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect" |
| adj. | 8. atypical, irregular | deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal.; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior" |
| ~ abnormal, unnatural | not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm.; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food" |
| adj. | 9. irregular, temporary | lacking continuity or regularity.; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" |
| ~ part-time, parttime | involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity.; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job" |
| adj. | 10. irregular | (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical.; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface" |
| ~ uneven | not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture.; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" |
| adj. | 11. irregular, maverick, unorthodox | independent in behavior or thought.; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" |
| ~ unconventional | not conforming to accepted rules or standards.; "her unconventional dress and hair style" |
| odd | | |
| adj. | 1. odd, uneven | not divisible by two. |
| adj. | 2. odd | not easily explained.; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned" |
| ~ unusual | not usual or common or ordinary.; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite" |
| adj. | 3. odd | an indefinite quantity more than that specified.; "invited 30-odd guests" |
| ~ combining form | a bound form used only in compounds.; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" |
| ~ inexact | not exact. |
| adj. | 4. curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" |
| ~ strange, unusual | being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird.; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has" |
| adj. | 5. odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired | of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.. |
| ~ mismatched | either not matched or unsuitably matched. |
| adj. | 6. left, left over, leftover, odd, remaining, unexpended | not used up.; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" |
| ~ unexhausted | not used up completely.; "an unexhausted well" |
| spotty | | |
| adj. | 1. patched, spotted, spotty | having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture).; "a field patched with ice and snow"; "the wall had a spotty speckled effect"; "a black-and-white spotted cow" |
| ~ patterned | having patterns (especially colorful patterns). |
| adj. | 2. scratchy, spotty, uneven | lacking consistency.; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty" |
| ~ inconsistent | displaying a lack of consistency.; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap" |
| uneven | | |
| adj. | 1. uneven | not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture.; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" |
| ~ crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavelike, wavy | uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves. |
| ~ curly-grained, wavy-grained, cross-grained | of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel. |
| ~ irregular | (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical.; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface" |
| ~ jagged, jaggy, scraggy | having a sharply uneven surface or outline.; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs" |
| ~ lumpy | having lumps; not smooth and even in texture.; "lumpy gravy" |
| ~ out of true, untrue | not accurately fitted; not level.; "the frame was out of true"; "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows" |
| ~ patchy | irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc..; "a patchy essay"; "patchy fog" |
| ~ pebble-grained | (of leather) having a rough surface as the result of being treated with a patterned roller. |
| ~ ragged | having an irregular outline.; "text set with ragged right margins"; "herded the class into a ragged line" |
| ~ unparallel | not straight or parallel. |
| ~ rough, unsmooth | having or caused by an irregular surface.; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" |
| ~ unsteady | subject to change or variation.; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" |
| adj. | 2. mismatched, uneven | (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents.; "vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church" |
| ~ unequal | poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure. |
| adj. | 3. uneven | variable and recurring at irregular intervals.; "an uneven gait"; "uneven spacing" |
| ~ unsteady | subject to change or variation.; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" |
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