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merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name not occurring at expected times sporadic independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" unconventional of a surface; not level or flat; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface" uneven lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" part-time contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices" arrhythmic, asymmetrical, casual, improper, randomized, strong, substandard (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement used of the military; not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare" deviating from what is usual or common or to be expected; often somewhat odd or strange; "these days large families are atypical"; "highly irregular behavior" abnormal a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment used of independent armed resistance forces; "guerrilla warfare"; "partisan forces" partisan |
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