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irregible

UK/ɪˈɹɛd͡ʒɪbl̩/

irregible adjective: not regible; ungovernable, unmanageable, intractable.

Adjective

irregible (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Not regible; ungovernable, unmanageable, intractable.
    • According to Lipscombe in 1927, many Javanese travelled to Lampung, with no aid from the Government attracted by the opportunity of free irregible land and the means of supporting themselves until their first harvest by working in the fields at harvest time of the already established settlers who...1979, Indonesian Journal of Demography, XI-XV, page 24

Antonyms of irregible

Origin of irregible

From the post-Classical Latin irregibilis (“ungovernable”), from ir- (“un-”) + regibilis (“governable”, “tractable”); equivalent to the English ir- (“un-”) + regible (“governable”, “tractable”).

Questions about irregible

What does irregible mean?
Irregible means not regible; ungovernable, unmanageable, intractable.
What part of speech is irregible?
Irregible is an adjective.
How do you pronounce irregible?
Irregible is pronounced /ɪˈɹɛd͡ʒɪbl̩/ (UK).

Words near irregible in the dictionary

  1. irregardless
  2. irregardlessly
  3. irregeneracy
  4. irregenerate
  5. irregeneration
  6. irregible
  7. irregular
  8. irregular galaxies
  9. irregular galaxy
  10. irregular prime
  11. irregular primes

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