adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Occurring in abrupt bursts, especially of information

   "The router needs to handle bursty traffic."

Synonyms

All synonyms

batchybusy

Example

More examples

"The router needs to handle bursty traffic."

Etymology

From burst + -y.

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