spurtive en · ADJ
Etymology
From spurt + -ive.
Meanings
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Occurring in spurts or short bursts.
[…] spurtive phenomenon cannot be captured in a simple time trend. Only the ratchet approach can adequately model the spurtive irregularity.
2002, Raj Kumar Sen, Biswajit Chatterjee, Indian Economy, Agenda for the 21st Century, page 311:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most spurtive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more spurtive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |