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egular adj. 1 routine, ordinary, common, everyday, customary,
accustomed, wonted, commonplace, normal, usual, traditional,
time-honoured, conventional, typical, habitual, natural,
familiar, standard, predictable, scheduled, fixed, unvarying,
invariable, methodical: The attack occurred while Eric was
taking his regular evening stroll. 2 scheduled, routine,
systematic, ordered, steady, consistent, rhythmic(al),
automatic, uniform, periodic, cyclic(al); hourly, daily, weekly,
hebdomadal, semi-weekly, biweekly, fortnightly, semi-monthly,
monthly, bimonthly, seasonal, quarterly, semi-annual, annual:
The patrol made their regular rounds, as usual. The printers'
strike might delay regular publication of the magazine. 3
symmetrical, uniform, even, even-sided, equal-sided,
equilateral, equal-angled, equiangular; harmonious: Any
six-sided plane figure is a hexagon, but if it has six equal
angles and six sides equal in length, it is a regular hexagon. 4
undistorted, even, well-proportioned, proportional, symmetrical,
classic: He was classically good-looking, with regular
features. 5 even, smooth, level, straight, uniform,
uninterrupted, unvarying, continuous, flat, plane, plumb: The
surface of the wing is regular except for the spoilers. 6
dependable, methodical, (well-)regulated, (well-)ordered,
orderly; proper, correct, legal, official, bona fide,
legitimate, established, recognized, orthodox, approved, Colloq
kosher, OK or okay: Everything about the council election was
entirely regular. 7 usual, expected, normal, habitual,
accustomed, familiar: Our regular doctor was on holiday, and we
had to see a locum. 8 acceptable, accepted, estimable, fine,
good, likeable, popular, pleasant: We all consider Bob to be a
regular fellow and a friend. 9 complete, utter, thoroughgoing,
unmitigated, unalloyed, unqualified, consummate, perfect,
thorough, absolute, well-known, acknowledged: The man is a
regular dunce when it comes to repairing cars. 10 permanent,
career: She's in the regular navy. 11 conventional, usual,
common, conformable, ordinary, systematic, Colloq US ruly:
Regular English verbs form their past by the addition of -d or
-ed to the infinitive.
regularity
--n. 12 fixture, habitu‚, (steady) customer, patron, client,
frequenter: Jan has been a regular at the Star and Garter pub
for years.