arhythmic
Lacking steady pulse
Arhythmic means lacking rhythm or regularity.
The term appears most often in medical contexts describing irregular heartbeats: The patient's arhythmic pulse concerned the doctors.
It can also describe music, speech, or movement without discernible pattern.
The more common spelling is arrhythmic, with double r.
Deviating from normal patterns
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
fitful · inconsistent · uneven · staggered · halting · stuttering · faltering · discontinuous
Pleasantly strange or unusual
- syncopatedRhythmically accent-shifted
- polyrhythmicHaving overlapping beat patterns
- freeformUnconstrained by structure
- rubatoElastic musical timing
unmeasured · improvisational · atonal · dissonant · experimental · avant-garde · unpatterned · asymmetrical
Deviating from normal patterns
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- fibrillationRapid irregular muscle contractions
- flutterRapid light movement
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
bradycardia · ectopic · skipped beat · murmur · syncope · defibrillator · pacemaker · ECG
irregular
Deviating from normal patterns
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
intermittent · fitful · inconsistent · uneven · staggered · halting · stuttering · faltering · discontinuous · spasmodic
offbeat
Pleasantly strange or unusual
- syncopatedRhythmically accent-shifted
- polyrhythmicHaving overlapping beat patterns
- freeformUnconstrained by structure
rubato · unmeasured · improvisational · atonal · dissonant · experimental · avant-garde · unpatterned · asymmetrical
irregular
Deviating from normal patterns
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- fibrillationRapid irregular muscle contractions
- flutterRapid light movement
tachycardia · bradycardia · ectopic · skipped beat · murmur · syncope · defibrillator · pacemaker · ECG · EKG
uncoordinated
Lacking physical grace
staggering · spasmodic · twitching · halting · stilted · awkward · clumsy · faltering · shambling · shuffling
arhythmicrhythmic
Having regular tempo
regular · steady · metronomic · cadenced · even
arhythmicmetrical
Having regular rhythm
syncopated · groovy · danceable · in time · on the beat