Definition of irregularly in English:

irregularly

adverb ɪˈrɛɡjʊləli

1In a way that is not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.
irregularly shaped holes
irregularly spaced stones
Example sentencesExamples
- The slats are spaced irregularly, imitating the look of an aging, weathered barn that has begun to lose some boards.
- The lesions are irregularly shaped, light-brown spots found primarily on leaves, but also on stems, petioles, and pods.
- He showed three modest-size freestanding stone sculptures with flinty, irregularly faceted surfaces.
- The pavilion is a blocky mass riven by five deep crevices and raised on uneven and irregularly placed columns.
- Its wall space is irregularly punctuated by windows, while the ceilings are flat and supported by wooden beams.
- Irregularly placed circular roof lights complement the eccentric circular desk.
- In two of the works, the surface has been irregularly gridded into a Mondrian-like architectonic structure.
- An irregularly shaped cistern is meant to receive varying amounts of water during the operation of the machine.
- As with the irregularly shaped planets whose wire armatures appeared to be bent by hand, these imperfect stars were made sweet by their tacky nonchalance.
- That second room housed five imposing industrial glass vases irregularly spaced and filled with water from the fountain.
Synonyms
asymmetrically, unevenly, lopsidedly
1. 1.1 At uneven or varying rates or intervals.
  my heart was beating irregularly
  ovulation may occur irregularly
  Example sentencesExamples
  For the rest of his career, he would appear irregularly on television in various specials.
  The obligations of family, which required every member to contribute to a shared income, were difficult to meet when works sold irregularly.
  Grands Jours, which the king convoked irregularly, provided a means to reassert royal authority in problematic areas.
  The music just starts, as if it had always been there, ticks along irregularly for three-quarters of an hour, and then just ends.
  The propagator of the thesis is the founding editor of an irregularly published journal of socioeconomic commentary.
  Partly because she was published so irregularly, she had a growing body of work to draw from when she made submissions to magazines or when she compiled her books.
  Because the action comes irregularly and is punctuated by periods of character building and exposition, the production stumbles.
  Over his entire writing career, these four sources perhaps made roughly equal financial contributions, though, of course, they did so irregularly.
  It was a TV series, loosely speaking, that aired frequently but irregularly on the VH1 cable network from 1996 to 2002.
  He disagrees with the notion that Spenser was alienated from the queen and court, his only reward being exile and a small irregularly paid pension.
  Synonyms
  erratically, at irregular intervals, intermittently, in/by fits and starts, on and off, off and on, fitfully, patchily, haphazardly, unsystematically, unmethodically, inconsistently, unsteadily, unevenly, variably, sporadically, spasmodically, episodically, discontinuously, interruptedly, occasionally, piecemeal
  rare inconstantly, aperiodically
2In a manner contrary to that which is normal or established.
a colleague was behaving irregularly
Example sentencesExamples
- She has denied that she acted irregularly.
- The court had every right to invalidate a sale conducted irregularly.
- The possibility of irregularities in the balloting has prompted an audit into an irregularly high number of "yes" votes.
- They conceded that the judgment had been obtained irregularly.
- At least 60 others reportedly returned title deeds for land acquired irregularly.
- It is not clear at this stage whether the vouchers could have been used irregularly by a third party or by a travel agent.
- What we were seeing was a manager behaving irregularly, what he was doing didn't concur with manager's work.
- He served as canonical counselor and defender of the first Episcopal women priests irregularly ordained.
- It is the department, he claims, that is acting unlawfully and irregularly.
- The court dismissed their objections that the General Assembly acted irregularly in asking the court for an opinion.
3Grammar
(with reference to inflections of a verb or other word) in a way that does not conform to the usual rules.
an irregularly conjugating verb
an irregularly inflected plural
Example sentencesExamples
- The verb savoir ('to know') is the only verb forming irregularly the imperfect indicative.
- Only correct reactions from the regularly and irregularly inflected verb conditions were analyzed.
- Modals are special verbs which behave very irregularly in English.
- Irregularly inflected verbs are related with the temporal lobe.
- A same root form verb could be varied regularly and irregularly depending on the morpheme which comes after the stem.

Definition of irregularly in US English:

irregularly

adverbi(r)ˈreɡyələrlē

1In a way that is not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.
irregularly shaped holes
irregularly spaced stones
Example sentencesExamples
- The pavilion is a blocky mass riven by five deep crevices and raised on uneven and irregularly placed columns.
- Its wall space is irregularly punctuated by windows, while the ceilings are flat and supported by wooden beams.
- In two of the works, the surface has been irregularly gridded into a Mondrian-like architectonic structure.
- Irregularly placed circular roof lights complement the eccentric circular desk.
- He showed three modest-size freestanding stone sculptures with flinty, irregularly faceted surfaces.
- The lesions are irregularly shaped, light-brown spots found primarily on leaves, but also on stems, petioles, and pods.
- That second room housed five imposing industrial glass vases irregularly spaced and filled with water from the fountain.
- An irregularly shaped cistern is meant to receive varying amounts of water during the operation of the machine.
- The slats are spaced irregularly, imitating the look of an aging, weathered barn that has begun to lose some boards.
- As with the irregularly shaped planets whose wire armatures appeared to be bent by hand, these imperfect stars were made sweet by their tacky nonchalance.
Synonyms
asymmetrically, unevenly, lopsidedly
1. 1.1 At uneven or varying rates or intervals.
  my heart was beating irregularly
  ovulation may occur irregularly
  Example sentencesExamples
  The music just starts, as if it had always been there, ticks along irregularly for three-quarters of an hour, and then just ends.
  Because the action comes irregularly and is punctuated by periods of character building and exposition, the production stumbles.
  The obligations of family, which required every member to contribute to a shared income, were difficult to meet when works sold irregularly.
  Partly because she was published so irregularly, she had a growing body of work to draw from when she made submissions to magazines or when she compiled her books.
  Over his entire writing career, these four sources perhaps made roughly equal financial contributions, though, of course, they did so irregularly.
  Grands Jours, which the king convoked irregularly, provided a means to reassert royal authority in problematic areas.
  The propagator of the thesis is the founding editor of an irregularly published journal of socioeconomic commentary.
  It was a TV series, loosely speaking, that aired frequently but irregularly on the VH1 cable network from 1996 to 2002.
  For the rest of his career, he would appear irregularly on television in various specials.
  He disagrees with the notion that Spenser was alienated from the queen and court, his only reward being exile and a small irregularly paid pension.
  Synonyms
  erratically, at irregular intervals, intermittently, by fits and starts, in fits and starts, on and off, off and on, fitfully, patchily, haphazardly, unsystematically, unmethodically, inconsistently, unsteadily, unevenly, variably, sporadically, spasmodically, episodically, discontinuously, interruptedly, occasionally, piecemeal
2In a manner contrary to that which is normal or established.
a colleague was behaving irregularly
Example sentencesExamples
- What we were seeing was a manager behaving irregularly, what he was doing didn't concur with manager's work.
- At least 60 others reportedly returned title deeds for land acquired irregularly.
- The court had every right to invalidate a sale conducted irregularly.
- She has denied that she acted irregularly.
- It is not clear at this stage whether the vouchers could have been used irregularly by a third party or by a travel agent.
- They conceded that the judgment had been obtained irregularly.
- It is the department, he claims, that is acting unlawfully and irregularly.
- The court dismissed their objections that the General Assembly acted irregularly in asking the court for an opinion.
- He served as canonical counselor and defender of the first Episcopal women priests irregularly ordained.
- The possibility of irregularities in the balloting has prompted an audit into an irregularly high number of "yes" votes.
3Grammar
(with reference to inflections of a verb or other word) in a way that does not conform to the usual rules.
an irregularly conjugating verb
an irregularly inflected plural
Example sentencesExamples
- Irregularly inflected verbs are related with the temporal lobe.
- A same root form verb could be varied regularly and irregularly depending on the morpheme which comes after the stem.
- The verb savoir ('to know') is the only verb forming irregularly the imperfect indicative.
- Only correct reactions from the regularly and irregularly inflected verb conditions were analyzed.
- Modals are special verbs which behave very irregularly in English.

单词	irregularly
释义	Definition of irregularly in English: irregularly adverb ɪˈrɛɡjʊləli 1In a way that is not even or balanced in shape or arrangement. irregularly shaped holes irregularly spaced stones Example sentencesExamples The slats are spaced irregularly, imitating the look of an aging, weathered barn that has begun to lose some boards. The lesions are irregularly shaped, light-brown spots found primarily on leaves, but also on stems, petioles, and pods. He showed three modest-size freestanding stone sculptures with flinty, irregularly faceted surfaces. The pavilion is a blocky mass riven by five deep crevices and raised on uneven and irregularly placed columns. Its wall space is irregularly punctuated by windows, while the ceilings are flat and supported by wooden beams. Irregularly placed circular roof lights complement the eccentric circular desk. In two of the works, the surface has been irregularly gridded into a Mondrian-like architectonic structure. An irregularly shaped cistern is meant to receive varying amounts of water during the operation of the machine. As with the irregularly shaped planets whose wire armatures appeared to be bent by hand, these imperfect stars were made sweet by their tacky nonchalance. That second room housed five imposing industrial glass vases irregularly spaced and filled with water from the fountain. Synonyms asymmetrically, unevenly, lopsidedly 1.1 At uneven or varying rates or intervals. my heart was beating irregularly ovulation may occur irregularly Example sentencesExamples For the rest of his career, he would appear irregularly on television in various specials. The obligations of family, which required every member to contribute to a shared income, were difficult to meet when works sold irregularly. Grands Jours, which the king convoked irregularly, provided a means to reassert royal authority in problematic areas. The music just starts, as if it had always been there, ticks along irregularly for three-quarters of an hour, and then just ends. The propagator of the thesis is the founding editor of an irregularly published journal of socioeconomic commentary. Partly because she was published so irregularly, she had a growing body of work to draw from when she made submissions to magazines or when she compiled her books. Because the action comes irregularly and is punctuated by periods of character building and exposition, the production stumbles. Over his entire writing career, these four sources perhaps made roughly equal financial contributions, though, of course, they did so irregularly. It was a TV series, loosely speaking, that aired frequently but irregularly on the VH1 cable network from 1996 to 2002. He disagrees with the notion that Spenser was alienated from the queen and court, his only reward being exile and a small irregularly paid pension. Synonyms erratically, at irregular intervals, intermittently, in/by fits and starts, on and off, off and on, fitfully, patchily, haphazardly, unsystematically, unmethodically, inconsistently, unsteadily, unevenly, variably, sporadically, spasmodically, episodically, discontinuously, interruptedly, occasionally, piecemeal rare inconstantly, aperiodically 2In a manner contrary to that which is normal or established. a colleague was behaving irregularly Example sentencesExamples She has denied that she acted irregularly. The court had every right to invalidate a sale conducted irregularly. The possibility of irregularities in the balloting has prompted an audit into an irregularly high number of "yes" votes. They conceded that the judgment had been obtained irregularly. At least 60 others reportedly returned title deeds for land acquired irregularly. It is not clear at this stage whether the vouchers could have been used irregularly by a third party or by a travel agent. What we were seeing was a manager behaving irregularly, what he was doing didn't concur with manager's work. He served as canonical counselor and defender of the first Episcopal women priests irregularly ordained. It is the department, he claims, that is acting unlawfully and irregularly. The court dismissed their objections that the General Assembly acted irregularly in asking the court for an opinion. 3Grammar (with reference to inflections of a verb or other word) in a way that does not conform to the usual rules. an irregularly conjugating verb an irregularly inflected plural Example sentencesExamples The verb savoir* ('to know') is the only verb forming irregularly the imperfect indicative.* Only correct reactions from the regularly and irregularly inflected verb conditions were analyzed. Modals are special verbs which behave very irregularly in English. Irregularly inflected verbs are related with the temporal lobe. A same root form verb could be varied regularly and irregularly depending on the morpheme which comes after the stem. Definition of irregularly in US English: irregularly adverbi(r)ˈreɡyələrlē 1In a way that is not even or balanced in shape or arrangement. irregularly shaped holes irregularly spaced stones Example sentencesExamples The pavilion is a blocky mass riven by five deep crevices and raised on uneven and irregularly placed columns. Its wall space is irregularly punctuated by windows, while the ceilings are flat and supported by wooden beams. In two of the works, the surface has been irregularly gridded into a Mondrian-like architectonic structure. Irregularly placed circular roof lights complement the eccentric circular desk. He showed three modest-size freestanding stone sculptures with flinty, irregularly faceted surfaces. The lesions are irregularly shaped, light-brown spots found primarily on leaves, but also on stems, petioles, and pods. That second room housed five imposing industrial glass vases irregularly spaced and filled with water from the fountain. An irregularly shaped cistern is meant to receive varying amounts of water during the operation of the machine. The slats are spaced irregularly, imitating the look of an aging, weathered barn that has begun to lose some boards. As with the irregularly shaped planets whose wire armatures appeared to be bent by hand, these imperfect stars were made sweet by their tacky nonchalance. Synonyms asymmetrically, unevenly, lopsidedly 1.1 At uneven or varying rates or intervals. my heart was beating irregularly ovulation may occur irregularly Example sentencesExamples The music just starts, as if it had always been there, ticks along irregularly for three-quarters of an hour, and then just ends. Because the action comes irregularly and is punctuated by periods of character building and exposition, the production stumbles. The obligations of family, which required every member to contribute to a shared income, were difficult to meet when works sold irregularly. Partly because she was published so irregularly, she had a growing body of work to draw from when she made submissions to magazines or when she compiled her books. Over his entire writing career, these four sources perhaps made roughly equal financial contributions, though, of course, they did so irregularly. Grands Jours, which the king convoked irregularly, provided a means to reassert royal authority in problematic areas. The propagator of the thesis is the founding editor of an irregularly published journal of socioeconomic commentary. It was a TV series, loosely speaking, that aired frequently but irregularly on the VH1 cable network from 1996 to 2002. For the rest of his career, he would appear irregularly on television in various specials. He disagrees with the notion that Spenser was alienated from the queen and court, his only reward being exile and a small irregularly paid pension. Synonyms erratically, at irregular intervals, intermittently, by fits and starts, in fits and starts, on and off, off and on, fitfully, patchily, haphazardly, unsystematically, unmethodically, inconsistently, unsteadily, unevenly, variably, sporadically, spasmodically, episodically, discontinuously, interruptedly, occasionally, piecemeal 2In a manner contrary to that which is normal or established. a colleague was behaving irregularly Example sentencesExamples What we were seeing was a manager behaving irregularly, what he was doing didn't concur with manager's work. At least 60 others reportedly returned title deeds for land acquired irregularly. The court had every right to invalidate a sale conducted irregularly. She has denied that she acted irregularly. It is not clear at this stage whether the vouchers could have been used irregularly by a third party or by a travel agent. They conceded that the judgment had been obtained irregularly. It is the department, he claims, that is acting unlawfully and irregularly. The court dismissed their objections that the General Assembly acted irregularly in asking the court for an opinion. He served as canonical counselor and defender of the first Episcopal women priests irregularly ordained. The possibility of irregularities in the balloting has prompted an audit into an irregularly high number of "yes" votes. 3Grammar (with reference to inflections of a verb or other word) in a way that does not conform to the usual rules. an irregularly conjugating verb an irregularly inflected plural Example sentencesExamples Irregularly inflected verbs are related with the temporal lobe. A same root form verb could be varied regularly and irregularly depending on the morpheme which comes after the stem. The verb savoir* ('to know') is the only verb forming irregularly the imperfect indicative.* Only correct reactions from the regularly and irregularly inflected verb conditions were analyzed. Modals are special verbs which behave very irregularly in English.
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