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Sporadic vs Sedative - What's the difference?

sporadic | sedative |

As adjectives the difference between sporadic and sedative

is that sporadic is rare and scattered in occurrence while sedative is calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing.

As a noun sedative is

an agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.

sporadic

English

Alternative forms

* sporadick

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Rare and scattered in occurrence.
  • Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.

    • Derived terms

    * sporadic E layer

    Related terms

    * sporadical * sporadically * sporadicalness

    Anagrams

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    sedative

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.

    • Synonyms

    * (agents that cause sleep) sleeping pill, soporific, tranquilizer * (other agents that sedate) anxiolytic, depressant, downer

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Calming]], soothing, inducing sleep, [[tranquilize, tranquilizing

    • Synonyms

    * ataractic * ataraxic

    References

    * (wikipedia "sedative")

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