irregularly
4
4.2
- adverb
- /ɪˈrɛɡjələrli/
:
irregularmente
- Now, she took out a six-strand necklace of irregularly shaped gold beads.
- irregularly shaped
- irregularly distributed
- irregularly spaced
I received PR very irregularly these days.
- I received PR very irregularly these days.
- So if we can create habits that are building our self worth by small things like even working out irregularly, like I, I'm a big believer.
- They're they're either, they happen either regularly or sometimes, you know, irregularly.
Examples
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Nevertheless, the issues appeared only irregularly, and apparently fewer than fifteen were published in all.
Academic text (1990) -
Early volumes were published irregularly: volume 2 appeared in 1923-1924, volume 3 in 1928-29.
Academic text (1995) -
I received PR very irregularly these days.
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The number of people who practiced irregularly was less than 37%.
Academic text (1996) -
In recent years, the Ursids have been observed only irregularly; hourly rates have been low.
Academic text (1994) -
Vole populations also peak and crash in North America, but do so more irregularly than those of hares.
Academic text (2003) -
Venus also displays irregularly shaped birthmarks, the traces of lava flowing on the surface.
Academic text (1993) -
The train arrives at the station irregularly, often changing its schedule without notice.
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She exercises irregularly, sometimes skipping weeks before returning to the gym.
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The meeting was held irregularly, with no set date or time making it hard to plan.
Synonyms
126
2.4
In a way that has no clear plan or order
27
5.5
In a way that has no clear reason or plan
15
6.0
In a way that stops and starts at irregular times
13
6.4
In a way that is not regular or easy to predict
13
6.5
Happening only sometimes and not regularly
9
6.1
In a way that is not planned or organized
8
3.5
In a way that makes some parts different from others
5
6.3
In an irregular way with short breaks
4
4.8
In a way you cannot guess before it happens
3
4.1
In a way that is not the same each time
1
7.4
Happens at irregular times, starting and stopping
1
7.9
In an uneven way that leaves some parts not covered
In an uneven way so small parts are different
In a way that has no regular beat or pattern
Antonyms
How Regular
386
1.0
129
2.1
4
4.2
438
2.0
13
6.5
126
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Irregularly comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and regular meaning 'rule' or 'steady pattern'. So, to do something irregularly is to do it 'not by the rule', that is, without a steady pattern or schedule.