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irregular — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • broken adj Separated into pieces; fractured or shattered.
  • erratic adj Unpredictable and inconsistent; changing without any clear pattern.
  • fitful adj Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
  • irregular adj Not following a regular pattern, schedule, or set of rules.
  • unsteady adj Not firmly balanced or supported; shaky.

Senses

irregular is used for these senses in English:

  • erratic Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.
  • fitful (by extension) Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.
  • irregular Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
  • unsteady Lacking regularity or uniformity.

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.

erratic — full definition

  1. adj Unpredictable and inconsistent; changing without any clear pattern.
  2. noun A large boulder carried far from its origin by a glacier and left behind when the ice melted.

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