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bursty

bursty adjective: occurring in abrupt bursts, especially of information.

Adjective

bursty (comparative burstier, superlative burstiest)

  1. Occurring in abrupt bursts, especially of information
    • The router needs to handle bursty traffic.

bursty meaning in Arabic

bursty in Arabic

occurring in abrupt bursts
متقطع, متدفق

Forms of bursty

comparativeburstier
superlativeburstiest

Origin of bursty

From burst + -y.

Words formed from bursty

Questions about bursty

What does bursty mean?
Bursty means occurring in abrupt bursts, especially of information.
What is bursty in Arabic?
Bursty in Arabic is متقطع, متدفق. See Bursty meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is bursty?
Bursty is an adjective.

Words near bursty in the dictionary

  1. bursts up
  2. Burstwick
  3. burstwise
  4. burstwort
  5. burstworts
  6. bursty
  7. bursæ
  8. Burt
  9. Burt County
  10. burtah
  11. Burtch

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