Spasmodic - English meaning

adjective

Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

Usage examples:

Her breathing was erratic

noun

A rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action.

Usage examples:

The source of stone for the whetstones may have been glacial erratics

adjective

Changing suddenly and unexpectedly

Usage examples:

An erratic schedule

adjective

Active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady.

Usage examples:

A few hours' fitful sleep

adjective

Going off and on irregularly

Usage examples:

Her breathing is fitful.

adjective

Not occurring often; rare.

Usage examples:

Her visits were so infrequent

adjective

Not happening often; rare

Usage examples:

Wiggins made one of his infrequent trips into manhattan.

adjective

Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.

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Intermittent rain

adjective

Not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with long periods in between

Usage examples:

It rained intermittently all day.

adjective

Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.

Usage examples:

His strong, irregular features

noun

A member of an irregular military force.

Usage examples:

The filipino operational center of gravity was the ability to sustain its force of 100,000 irregula…

adjective

Not regular in shape or form; having parts of different shapes or sizes

Usage examples:

An irregular surface, there are irregular spaces between the words., he showed up at irregular inte…

adjective

Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.

Usage examples:

Isolated farms and villages

verb

Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Usage examples:

A country which is isolated from the rest of the world

adjective

Occurring, appearing, or done infrequently and irregularly.

Usage examples:

The occasional car went by but no taxis

adjective

Different to what is usual or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

The neighbours thought him very odd

adjective

Strange or unexpected

Usage examples:

An odd person, that’s odd – i thought i left my glasses on the table but they’re not here., he’s go…

adjective

Existing or happening in small, isolated areas.

Usage examples:

Patchy fog

adjective

Happening or existing in small areas

Usage examples:

Patchy rain/fog, my knowledge of physics is pretty patchy.

adjective

Appearing or occurring at intervals.

Usage examples:

The periodic visits she made to her father

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern

Usage examples:

He suffers periodic mental breakdowns.

noun

A magazine or newspaper published at regular intervals.

Usage examples:

Under the act, newspapers, magazines and periodicals are exempt from the need to be qualified to gi…

adjective

Occurring or appearing at intervals; occasional.

Usage examples:

She took periodical gulps of her tea

noun

A magazine that is published regularly

Usage examples:

The library subscribes to a number of periodicals dealing with the arts and sciences.

adjective

Occurring often or repeatedly.

Usage examples:

She had a recurrent dream about falling

adjective

Happening again many times

Usage examples:

The patient has a two-month history of recurrent episodes of pancreatitis., the 'what ifs' of histo…

adjective

Occurring again periodically or repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Gratitude is a recurring theme in the book

verb

Occur again periodically or repeatedly.

Usage examples:

When the symptoms recurred, the doctor diagnosed something different

adjective

Happening or being done, paid, etc. regularly, rather than on only one occasion

Usage examples:

Recurring revenues/costs/expenses the company returned to growth last year with recurring revenues …

adjective

Occurring or found at intervals or various locations rather than all together.

Usage examples:

The forecast is for scattered showers

verb

Throw in various random directions.

Usage examples:

Scatter the coconut over the icing

adjective

Covering a wide area

Usage examples:

Toys and books were scattered about/around the room., my family is scattered all over the world., t…

adjective

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

Usage examples:

Sporadic fighting broke out

adjective

Not happening or appearing in a pattern; not continuous or regular

Usage examples:

She makes sporadic trips to europe., the storm caused sporadic flooding throughout the region., i’v…

adjective

Not level or smooth.

Usage examples:

The floors are cracked and uneven