Occasional and Scattershot

Occasional

Occasional adjective - Lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence.

Scattershot and occasional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scattershot" instead an adjective "Occasional".

Nearby Words: occasion, occasionally, occasioned, occasionalism

Scattershot

Scattershot adjective - Covering a wide range in a haphazard way.
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Occasional and scattershot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Occasional" instead an adjective "Scattershot".
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