irregular vs successive

irregular

adj
  • without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity 

  • rough 

  • not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal 

  • whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other) 

  • nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations 

  • not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language 

noun
  • A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics. 

  • One who does not regularly attend a venue. 

successive

adj
  • Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which presupposes the completion of a secondary action as a premise for the primary action of the statement. 

  • Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary. 

  • Coming one after the other in a series. 

How often have the words irregular and successive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )