20 entries under sporadic topic. ×

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recurrent(adjective, exact, ordinary, usual, steady)
15
intermittent(adjective, continue, common, uncertain, regular)
15
cyclic(adjective, exact, ordinary, usual, steady)
13
periodical(noun, adjective, continue, regular, irregular)
11
occasional(adjective, continue, regular, irregular, infrequent)
10
fitful(adjective, continue, irregular)
8
recurring(adjective, regular, irregular, normal, infrequent)
8
seasonal(adjective, usual, regular, irregular, standard)
6
epochal(adjective, regular, irregular, erratic, infrequent)
6
isochronal(adjective, regular, irregular, repetition, erratic)
6
isochronous(adjective, regular, irregular, repetition, erratic)
4
iterative(adjective, irregular, infrequent, recurrent)
4
on-again-off-again(adjective, uncertain, regular, irregular, broken)
4
random(adjective, irregular, restless, disturbed, broken)
3
every other(expression, adjective, idiom, irregular, erratic)
1
by bits and pieces(expression, adjective, idiom, irregular, erratic)
1
here and there(expression, adjective, idiom, irregular, erratic)
1
iterant(adjective, irregular, erratic, infrequent, recurrent)
1
stop-and-go(adjective, irregular, erratic, infrequent, recurrent)
0
now then(expression, adjective, irregular, infrequent)
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