irregularity

[ ih-reg-yuh-lar-i-tee ]

/ ɪˌrɛg yəˈlær ɪ ti /

the quality or state of being irregular.

something irregular.

a breach of rules, customs, etiquette, morality, etc.

occasional mild constipation.

Origin of irregularity

1275–1325; Middle English irregularite < Old French < Medieval Latin irrēgulāritās. See ir-², regularity

When the spotlight shines on their lives, the glare makes every irregularity evident.

Whistleblowers Are Weird |Megan McArdle |June 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The whole peninsula was sprawled out in all its irregularity, with its still green slopes ending abruptly at the dark cliffs.

Australia in Arms |Phillip F.E. Schuler
The pupils therefore walked irregularly, the irregularity being prescribed.

Catharine Furze |Mark Rutherford
The idleness and irregularity of children in school often depends more on accidental circumstances than on character.

The Teacher |Jacob Abbott

Mrs. Devereux's idea of irregularity was that it absorbed the devoted victim, kept her aghast.

Rest Harrow |Maurice Hewlett
Attorney Brennen asked to have the indictment quashed on the ground of an irregularity in the drawing of the grand jury panel.

Homestead |Arthur G. Burgoyne

irregularity

/ (ɪˌrɛɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ) /

the state or quality of being irregular

something irregular, such as a bump in a smooth surface

a breach of a convention or normal procedure