REGULARLY

regularly

(adverb) in a regular way without variation; “try to breathe evenly”

regularly, on a regular basis

(adverb) in a regular manner; “letters arrived regularly from his children”

regularly

(adverb) having a regular form; “regularly shaped objects”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

regularly (comparative more regularly, superlative most regularly)

With constant frequency or pattern.

normally; ordinarily.

Synonyms

• (normally): as a rule, routinely; see also normally

Source: Wiktionary


Reg"u*lar*ly, adv.

Definition: In a regular manner; in uniform order; methodically; in due order or time.

REGULAR

Reg"u*lar (-lr), a. Etym: [L. regularis, fr. regula a rule, fr. regere to guide, to rule: cf. F. régulier. See Rule.]

1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry; a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice of law or medicine; a regular building.

2. Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits.

3. Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized; permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.

4. Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.

5. Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug. [Colloq.]

6. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea urchin.

7. (Crystallog.)

Definition: Same as Isometric. Regular polygon (Geom.), a plane polygon which is both equilateral and equiangular.

– Regular polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron whose faces are equal regular polygons. There are five regular polyhedrons, -- the tetrahedron, the hexahedron, or cube, the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron.

– Regular sales (Stock Exchange), sales of stock deliverable on the day after the transaction.

– Regular troops, troops of a standing or permanent army; -- opposed to militia.

Syn.

– Normal; orderly; methodical. See Normal.

Reg"u*lar (rg"*lr), n. Etym: [LL. regularis: cf. F. régulier. See Regular, a.]

1. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church. Bp. Fitzpatrick.

2. (Mil.)

Definition: A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing army; -- chiefly used in the plural.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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