irregularity

[ ih-reg-yuh-lar-i-tee ]

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noun,plural ir·reg·u·lar·i·ties for 2, 3.

the quality or state of being irregular.
something irregular.

a breach of rules, customs, etiquette, morality, etc.
occasional mild constipation.

Origin of irregularity

1275–1325; Middle English irregularite <Old French <Medieval Latin irrēgulāritās. See ir-², regularity

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How to use irregularity in a sentence

Whatever irregularities occurred were accidental and insignificant.
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Ware went to court claiming a number of irregularities, including issues with hundreds of absentee ballots.
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The investigation had begun back in 2012 after another league official noted irregularities on the accounts.
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But, if a politician can transform financial irregularities into something bigger than himself, he can grow up to be president.
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Naturally, people have been wondering what, exactly, those financial irregularities might consist of.
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Obvious printing errors have been corrected, while minor irregularities in the spelling have been retained.
Remarks on a Pamphlet Lately published by the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne, | John Harrison
Stained films show notable irregularities in size, shape, and staining properties only in advanced cases.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
Nor will a court interfere because there have been irregularities in the proceedings, unless these were of a grave character.
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The water is no sooner gathered into a sheet than, guided by the slightest irregularities which it encounters, it begins to flow.
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The principal source of the irregularities was found in the concealed upper differential wheel of the Grubb slow motion.
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British Dictionary definitions for irregularity

irregularity

/ (ɪˌrɛɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ) /

nounplural -ties

the state or quality of being irregular
something irregular, such as a bump in a smooth surface

a breach of a convention or normal procedure

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