irregular — meaning in English

English meaning

• broken adj Separated into pieces; fractured or shattered.
• irregular adj Not following a regular pattern, schedule, or set of rules.

Senses

irregular is used for these senses in English:

• broken (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
• broken (of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.

broken — full definition

1. adj Separated into pieces; fractured or shattered.
2. adj Not working properly; out of order.
3. adj Emotionally devastated or defeated.

irregular — full definition

1. adj Not following a regular pattern, schedule, or set of rules.
2. adj In grammar, not following the standard patterns of conjugation or inflection.

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