noncontinuous

(ˌnɒnkənˈtɪnjʊəs)

adj

not continuous; interrupted

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Adj.

noncontinuous - not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"

discontinuous

broken - not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs"

sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"

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