irregular

irregularly | American Dictionary

irregularly
adverb
us/ɪˈreɡ·jə·lər·li/

irregularlyadverb (SHAPE)

in a way that is not regular, or that has parts of different shapes or sizes:
This irregularly shaped lake is 4 miles long.

irregularlyadverb (TIME/SPACE)

not at regular times, or not having the usual or regular spaces in between:
He failed the exam because he only attended class irregularly.

irregularlyadverb (RULE)

in a way that is not according to usual rules or what is expected:
A stationary object in the sky can appear to move irregularly.

Examples of irregularly

irregularly
These rather strict patterns overlap with the more irregularly organised vocal line, projecting a distinct sense of disorientation.
A large, irregularly-shaped nucleus containing clumps of condensed chromatin is situated at the end of each gland.
The volcaniclastic siltstone is composed of crystals (olivine, pyroxene, quartz), glass (globules and irregularly shaped shards) and rock fragments.
It lies in the anterior corner of the segment, alternating irregularly on the right or left of the strobila.
The orientation of the collagen fibres (parallel or irregularly packed) determines the firmness and softness of cervical tissue.
Within the nucleus, the chromatin appears as coarse strands and closely-packed lamellae and the nuclear envelope is thickened and irregularly folded.
The synthesis model is capable of dealing with irregularly shaped pieces of material, but these are currently not supported.
However, of the guidelines regarding stroke analyzed, only 29.6 percent are regularly updated and 22.2 percent were updated irregularly.
Staining was also observed in the lower layer, mainly in irregularly shaped leucocyte-like cells, identified as macrophages, and small regularly shaped lymphocytes.
The effects of priming with regularly and irregularly related words in auditory word recognition.
The clustered chromosomes aggregated very closely and irregularly, whereas normal ones were arranged on the equatorial plane in a circle at regular intervals.
Some processes are distally expanded to form irregularly polygonal platforms.
Processes are either truncated distally or expanded to form irregularly polygonal platforms, some of which typically extend outwards at right angles to the process stem.
Of the irregularly employed men, poor relief accounted for 16.4 per cent of annual household income in 1834.
Wages were disbursed irregularly, the sum of each payment fluctuated, and the monthly wage served as the standard for wage payment.
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