1. In accordance with fixed order, procedure or principle
   "regular duties"; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"
    
2. Used as an intensifier; actual
   "a regular morass of details";
   - veritable
    
3. Conforming to a standard or pattern
   "following the regular procedure of the legislature"; "a regular electrical outlet"
    
4. Occurring at fixed intervals
   "a regular beat";
   - even
    
5. In accord with regular practice or procedure
   "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"
    
6. Not deviating from what is normal
   "her regular bedtime"
    
7. Regularly scheduled for fixed times
   "at a regular meeting of the PTA"; "regular bus departures"
    
8. Relating to a person who does something regularly
   "a regular customer";
   - steady
    
9. Officially full-time
   "regular students"
    
10. (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
    "the regular army"
     
11. (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
    "A cube is a regular solid with six equal square faces"
     
12. Symmetrically arranged
    "a regular polygon"; "regular features";
    - even
     
13. Not constipated
    "After following the doctor's advice, he felt regular and relieved";
    - unconstipated

1. A regular patron
   "He was such a regular at the café that they knew his order by heart";
   - habitué, fixture
    
2. A dependable follower (especially in party politics)
   "he is one of the party regulars"
    
3. A soldier in the regular army
   "The regular signed up for a four-year term of service"
    
4. A garment size for persons of average height and weight
   "He usually wears a regular in shirts and jackets"

Derived forms: regulars

See also: diarrheal [N. Amer], diarrheic, diarrhetic, diarrhoeal [Brit, Cdn], diarrhoeic, diarrhoetic, first-string, frequent, full-time, lawful, lax, loose, normal, official, prescribed, regularity, rhythmic, rhythmical, rule-governed, scheduled, standard, standing, steady, stock, symmetric, symmetrical, systematic, timed, typical, uniform, usual, weak, well-ordered

Type of: acolyte, follower, frequenter, patron, pongo [Brit, informal], size, soldier

Antonym: constipated, irregular

Encyclopedia: Regular