regularly
Variant of regular
adjective
- conforming in form, build, or arrangement to a rule, principle, type, standard, etc.; orderly; symmetrical: regular features
- characterized by conformity to a fixed principle or procedure
- usual; customary: his regular seat
- ☆ not a substitute; established: the regular quarterback
- ☆ Philately for general, unrestricted use: a regular issue of stamps
- consistent or habitual in action: a regular customer
- recurring at set times or functioning in a normal way: a regular pulse
- conforming to a standard or to a generally accepted rule or mode of conduct; proper
- properly qualified: a regular doctor
- cubic (sense )
- Informal thorough; absolute; complete: a regular nuisance
- ☆ Informal pleasant, friendly, reliable, etc.: a regular fellow
- Bot. having all similar parts of the same shape and size; symmetrical: said of flowers
- Eccles. of a religious institute whose members have vows, specif. solemn vows
- Gram. conforming to the usual pattern in inflection, formation, etc.; specif., weak ()
- Math.
- having all angles and sides equal, as a polygon
- having identical regular polygons for all its faces arranged in the same way around all vertices: said of a polyhedron
- uniform with respect to a certain characteristic
- Mil.
- designating or of the permanently constituted, or standing, army of a country
- designating soldiers recognized in international law as legitimate combatants in warfare
- ☆ Politics designating, of, or loyal to the recognized party leadership, candidates, etc.
noun
- Eccles. a member of a regular religious institute
- a member of a regular army
- ☆ a regular member of an athletic team, not a substitute
- a clothing size for men of average height
- Informal one who is regular, as in attendance
- ☆ Politics a person who is loyal to the recognized party leadership, candidates, etc.
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