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irregularly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈɹɛɡjʊləli/ (UK)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English irregular Middle English -ly English -ly English irregularly From irregular + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order.
   • A woman may have every quality or attribute of marriageableness who menstruates irregularly, or rarely, or even who has never menstruated at all. 1884, The Medical Age, volume 2, page 358:
   • Seed micromorphology:—Seed coat is laticostate. Epidermal cells are elliptical to irregularly pentagonal. Cell walls are thickened mostly at the corners, the boundaries are raised […] 2018, B Özüdoğru, “Phylogenetic position, taxonomy, distribution, and conservation status of the rare and poorly-known Noccaea rosularis, the generic type of Masmenia …”, in Phytotaxa:

Forms

Translations (12)

cs neuspořádaně (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order) · ca irregularment (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order) · cs nepravidelně (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order) · es irregularmente (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order) · mi tīpaopao (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order) · ru беспорядочно (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order) · hu szabálytalanul (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order) · pl akcyjnie (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order) · pt irregularmente (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order) · fr irrégulièrement (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order) · mi tīpakopako (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order) · el αντικανονικά (in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order)