spasmodicadjective
uk/spæzˈmɒd.ɪk/us/spæzˈmɑː.dɪk/happening suddenly for short periods of time and not in a regular way:
He made spasmodic attempts to clean up the house.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Frequency & regularity - general words
- (as) regular as clockwork idiom
- -ly
- clockwork
- erratic
- fitful
- frequency
- frequent
- frequently
- irregular
- many
- many a time idiom
- many's the idiom
- more
- oftentimes
- on and off idiom
- on-again, off-again
- on-off
- periodic
- regular
- religiously
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