Extraregular

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not covered by a rule or rules; not fitting into a system. not-comparable

    "If any extraregular example hath ever happened , that may be made use of to affright men[…]"

  2. 2
    Hypernormal. not-comparable

    "Transformed deviants tend to become not merely moral but hypermoral. They are not simply "reformed" or "rehabilitated" into regular people with regular jobs and regular lives. They become extraregular people , have extraregular jobs ( even if the job is not the way they make a living ) , and live extraregular lives ."

  3. 3
    Meeting stricter criteria than those which define a regular (object, function, space, etc) not-comparable

Example

More examples

"If any extraregular example hath ever happened , that may be made use of to affright men[…]"

Etymology

From extra- + regular.

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