Subregular
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Almost or imperfectly regular.
"However, there are verbs for which past participle formation is irregular (e.g. sleep, slept; write, wrote) and within these irregular verbs there are subregular classes (as well as purely lexical exceptions, such as go, went)."
Example
More examples"However, there are verbs for which past participle formation is irregular (e.g. sleep, slept; write, wrote) and within these irregular verbs there are subregular classes (as well as purely lexical exceptions, such as go, went)."
Etymology
From sub- + regular.
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