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irregolare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fitful adj Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
  • irregular adj Not following a regular pattern, schedule, or set of rules.
  • odd adj Strange, unusual, or not what you would expect.
  • strong adjective Physically powerful; capable of exerting or withstanding great force.

Senses

irregolare is used for these senses in English:

  • fitful (by extension) Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.
  • odd (not comparable) Not regular or planned.
  • strong (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
  • under the counter (British, Ireland, colloquial) In an underhand way, sneakily; unofficially, particularly with regard to payment or tax avoidance.

fitful — full definition

  1. adj Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
  2. adj Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.

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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