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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blotchy, irregular |
| Synonyms: | desultory, erratic, flickering, fluctuating, not uniform, on-again-off-again, patchy, pimply, spasmodic, sporadic, unequal, uneven |
| Antonyms: | constant, regular, unbroken |
| Main Entry: | piecemeal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | bit by bit |
| Synonyms: | at intervals, by degrees, by fits and starts, fitfully, fragmentary, gradual, gradually, intermittent, intermittently, interrupted, little by little, partial, partially, patchy, spotty, step by step |
| Antonyms: | all, completely, totally, wholly |
| Main Entry: | spasmodic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | twitching, erratic |
| Synonyms: | bits and pieces, changeable, choppy, convulsive, desultory, fitful, fits and starts, intermittent, irregular, jerky, on-again-off-again, periodic, shaky, spastic, sporadic, spotty, spurtive, uncertain |
| Antonyms: | resting, uninterrupted |
| Main Entry: | speckled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dotted |
| Synonyms: | brindled, dappled, flaked, flecked, freckled, mosaic, motley, mottled, particolored, patchy, peppered, punctate, spotted, spotty, sprinkled, stippled, studded, variegated |
| Antonyms: | plain, unspeckled |
| Main Entry: | sporadic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | on and off |
| Synonyms: | bits and pieces, desultory, few, fitful, fits and starts, hit-or-miss, infrequent, intermittent, irregular, isolated, occasional, on-again-off-again, random, rare, scarce, scattered, seldom, semioccasional, spasmodic, spotty, uncommon, unfrequent |
| Notes: | periodic means happening or recurring at regular intervals; sporadic means occurring singly or occasionally or in scattered instances |
| Antonyms: | constant, continuous, dependable |
| Main Entry: | spotted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | speckled |
| Synonyms: | blotched, dappled, dotted, flaked, flecked, freckled, mosaic, motley, patchy, pied, spotty, sprinkled |
| Main Entry: | uneven |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not smooth or balanced |
| Synonyms: | asperous, asymmetrical, broken, bumpy, changeable, craggy, differing, discrepant, disparate, disproportionate, fitful, fluctuating, harsh, ill-matched, intermittent, irregular, jagged, jerky, leftover, lopsided, nonsymmetrical, not flat, not level, not parallel, notched, odd, off-balance, one-sided, overbalanced, patchy, remaining, rough, rugged, scabrous, scraggy, serrate, spasmodic, spotty, unbalanced, unequal, unfair, unlevel, unsmooth, unsteady, unsymmetrical, variable |
| Antonyms: | balanced, continuous, even, level, smooth |
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