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irrégulier

irregular

adjective ee-reh-gu-LYEH Rare

Origin: from Latin irregularis

Also means

uneven

Usage Note

Irrégulier describes something that does not follow a regular pattern, whether a schedule (heures irrégulières, 'irregular hours'), a surface (terrain irrégulier, 'uneven ground'), or a grammatical form (verbe irrégulier, 'irregular verb'). The adverb is irrégulièrement and the noun irrégularité.

Examples

"Son rythme cardiaque est irrégulier."

Natural Translation

His heart rate is irregular.

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