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haphazard(adjective, erratic, random)
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contingent(adjective, uncertainty, chance, secondary, subsidiary)
6
exceptional(adjective, special, irregular, sporadic)
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sparse(adjective, light, slight, thin, strange)
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uncertain(adjective, chance, irregular, unreliable, uneven)
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unsystematic(adjective, erratic, random, haphazard)
5
accidental(adjective, chance, secondary, subsidiary, related)
5
adventitious(adjective, chance, secondary, subsidiary, related)
5
discontinuous(adjective, irregular, unreliable, uneven, variable)
5
especial(adjective, special, irregular, sporadic)
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exclusive(adjective, special, irregular, sporadic)
5
periodical(noun, adjective, continue)
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special(adjective, irregular, sporadic)
5
uneven(adjective, unreliable, variable)
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broken(adjective, irregular, erratic, infrequent, recurrent)
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chance(noun, adjective, irregular, secondary, subsidiary)
4
circumstantial(adjective, circumstantial)
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extra
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provisional(adjective, uncertainty)
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variable(adjective, unreliable, uneven)
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