irregularly
/ɪˈrɛɡjʊləli
/adverb
1In a way that is not even or balanced in shape or arrangement: irregularly shaped holes irregularly spaced stones...
- He showed three modest-size freestanding stone sculptures with flinty, irregularly faceted surfaces.
- In two of the works, the surface has been irregularly gridded into a Mondrian-like architectonic structure.
- 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
1.1At uneven or varying rates or intervals: my heart was beating irregularly ovulation may occur irregularly...
- The propagator of the thesis is the founding editor of an irregularly published journal of socioeconomic commentary.
- 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.
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...
- At least 60 others reportedly returned title deeds for land acquired irregularly.
- The possibility of irregularities in the balloting has prompted an audit into an irregularly high number of "yes" votes.
- It is not clear at this stage whether the vouchers could have been used irregularly by a third party or by a travel agent.
3 Grammar (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...
- Only correct reactions from the regularly and irregularly inflected verb conditions were analyzed.
- A same root form verb could be varied regularly and irregularly depending on the morpheme which comes after the stem.
- Irregularly inflected verbs are related with the temporal lobe.