spasmodic vs uneven

spasmodic

adj
  • Erratic or unsustained. 

  • Convulsive; consisting of spasms. 

  • Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts. 

  • Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles. 

  • Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse. 

noun
  • A medicine for suppressing spasms. 

uneven

adj
  • Odd 

  • Not even 

  • Not uniform 

  • Varying in quality 

  • Not level or smooth 

verb
  • To make uneven. 

How often have the words spasmodic and uneven occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )