Definition
An irregular verb is a verb which does not conform to an expected inflectional pattern.
Discussion
The adjective irregular can be applied to members of other word classes besides verbs.
Sources 4
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 119
- Mish 1991, 640
- Crystal 1980, 164
- Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985, 103