spurtive

English

Etymology

spurt +‎ -ive

Adjective

spurtive (comparative more spurtive, superlative most spurtive)

1. Occurring in spurts or short bursts.
   • 2002, Raj Kumar Sen, ‎Biswajit Chatterjee, Indian Economy, Agenda for the 21st Century (page 311)

     […] spurtive phenomenon cannot be captured in a simple time trend. Only the ratchet approach can adequately model the spurtive irregularity.