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disorderly
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s???.d?.li/
Adjective
disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)
- Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
- The books and papers are in a disorderly state.
- Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
- Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
- disorderly people; disorderly assemblies
- (law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
- a disorderly house
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
disorderly (plural disorderlies)
- A person who acts in a disorderly manner.
- 1843, Parliamentary Papers (volumes 25-26, page 140)
- The police are allowed one shilling a-head upon all disorderlies who are discharged by the magistrates upon payment of expenses. The number so discharged are about a third of the number in custody.
- 1843, Parliamentary Papers (volumes 25-26, page 140)
Adverb
disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)
- In a confused or lawless manner.
Anagrams
- disordrely
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irregular
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French irreguler, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin irr?gul?ris, from in- + regularis, equivalent to ir- +? regular.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?????j?l?/
Adjective
irregular (comparative more irregular, superlative most irregular)
- nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations
- (of a surface) rough
- without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity
- (geometry, of a polygon) not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other)
- (grammar, of a word) not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language
Synonyms
- (nonstandard): abnormal, singular; see also Thesaurus:strange
- (rough): coarse, salebrous; see also Thesaurus:rough
- (without uniformity): unstable, unsteady; see also Thesaurus:unsteady
- (not following the regular patterns of inflection): heteroclite
Antonyms
- regular
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
irregular (plural irregulars)
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin irr?gul?ris.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /i.r?.?u?la/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /i.re.?u?la?/
Adjective
irregular (masculine and feminine plural irregulars)
- irregular
- Antonym: regular
Derived terms
- irregularment
Related terms
- irregularitat
Further reading
- “irregular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “irregular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “irregular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “irregular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin irr?gul?ris.
Adjective
irregular m or f (plural irregulares)
- irregular
- Antonym: regular
Related terms
- irregularidade
Further reading
- “irregular” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin irr?gul?ris.
Adjective
irregular m or f (plural irregulares, comparable)
- irregular; nonstandard
- (grammar) irregular (not following an inflectional paradigm)
Antonyms
- regular
Derived terms
- irregularmente
Related terms
- irregularidade
Further reading
- “irregular” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin irr?gul?ris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ire?u?la?/, [i.re.??u?la?]
Adjective
irregular (plural irregulares)
- irregular, uneven, erratic, haphazard
- patchy, spotty, jagged, ragged
- fitful
- (grammar) (of a verb etc.) irregular
- Antonym: regular
Derived terms
- verbo irregular
Related terms
- irregularidad
- regular
Further reading
- “irregular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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