irregardless
irregardless Lexical Profile
irregardless Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
Without regard to prevailing circumstances or obstacles; regardless or nevertheless (nonstandard).
"The initial budget was tight, but the committee approved the renovation project irregardless."
• adjective
Having no regard; heedless or unmindful of circumstances or consequences (nonstandard, used primarily in the phrase "irregardless of").
"They decided to move forward with the community festival irregardless of the rainy forecast."
Word Nuance & Usage
Although widely used in informal speech, "irregardless" is considered nonstandard in formal and academic writing because it combines the negative prefix "ir-" with the negative suffix "-less"; use "regardless" or "irrespective" instead.
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the United States in the late 18th to early 19th century, it originated as a nonstandard blend of "irrespective" and "regardless."