Meaning

Not covered by a rule or rules; not fitting into a system..

Definitions by Sense

1. Not covered by a rule or rules; not fitting into a system.
2. Hypernormal.
3. (mathematics) Meeting stricter criteria than those which define a regular (object, function, space, etc)

Example Sentences

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

Mathilda became a nun, and Adelheid cherished her monastic friendships with Cluniac monks, but extraregular widowed piety was also presented as a viable option for widowed holiness.

While most recent suggestions have focused on the monastic, it may be worth remembering that Jonah was a favourite of lay and extraregular readers well into the Reformation, when it was tranlated by Tyndale and supplied with a passionate prologue on the nature of Christian patience.

Attempts to ascertain the institutional origins of these extraregular movements have met with varied success .

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 .

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Use extraregular when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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