irregular
adjective
without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc..
irregulars
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pluralof irregular.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Sharaa has relied on Sunni tribal irregulars to lead the advance into SDF-held areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
According to Mr. Adkins, a company of South Vietnamese irregulars defected when the battle looked bleakest and began firing on their former comrades from inside the camp.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2020
On Sept. 12, 1919, 100 years to the day before his statue was unveiled, d’Annunzio led his company of black-clad rebel Italian soldiers and irregulars into the city of Fiume on the Adriatic coast.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2019
The Pentagon term for the irregulars is “enabled forces.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2018
When a small galaxy runs into a larger one face-on it can produce one of the loveliest of the rare irregulars, a ring galaxy thousands of light-years across, set against the velvet of intergalactic space.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
