irregularly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈrɛɡjələrli/ UK /ɪˈrɛɡjʊləli/ See IPA manual

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in a manner lacking regular pattern, order, or shape

The path wound irregularly through the dense woods.

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1 adv · in a manner lacking regular... erratically unevenly sporadically intermittently fitfully haphazardly

Opposites

regularly evenly consistently

Word family

Related forms irregular regular irregularity

Etymology

From irregular (from Latin irregularis, from in- 'not' plus regularis 'regular', from regula 'rule') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

irregularis Latin regula Latin

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# irregularly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ɪˈrɛɡjələrli
**IPA (UK):** ɪˈrɛɡjʊləli

## Meanings
1. in a manner lacking regular pattern, order, or shape

## Examples
- The path wound irregularly through the dense woods.

## Synonyms
- erratically
- unevenly
- sporadically
- intermittently
- fitfully
- haphazardly

## Antonyms
- regularly
- evenly
- consistently

## Related Forms
- irregular
- regular
- irregularity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: irregularis
- Root: regula

## Etymology
From irregular (from Latin irregularis, from in- 'not' plus regularis 'regular', from regula 'rule') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

## AI Etymology
Irregularly is from irregular (from Latin irregularis, from in- 'not' plus regularis 'regular', from regula 'rule') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Important recorded forms include irregularis (Latin) and regula (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in a manner lacking regular pattern, order, or shape. The wider family includes related words such as irregular, regular, and irregularity.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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