sporadic

spo·rad·ic  (sp-rdk, spô-) also spo·rad·i·cal (--kl)

adj.

1. Occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time. See Synonyms at periodic.

2. Appearing singly or at widely scattered localities, as a plant or disease.

3. Isolated; unique: a sporadic example.

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[Medieval Latin sporadicus, scattered, from Greek sporadikos, from sporas, sporad-; see sper- in Indo-European roots.]

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spo·radi·cal·ly adv.

spo·radi·cal·ness n.

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sporadic [spəˈrædɪk]

adj

1. occurring at irregular points in time; intermittent sporadic firing

2. scattered; isolated a sporadic disease

[from Medieval Latin sporadicus, from Greek sporadikos, from sporas scattered; related to Greek speirein to sow; see spore]

sporadically  adv

sporadicalness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" noncontinuous, discontinuous - not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling" infrequent - not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; "infrequent outbursts of temper" continual - occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"

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sporadic

adjective intermittent, occasional, scattered, isolated, random, on and off, irregular, infrequent, spasmodic The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.
regular, steady, consistent, frequent, systematic, recurrent

Translations

sporadic [spəˈrædɪk] ADJ → esporádico
sporadic gunfire → tiroteo m intermitente or esporádico

sporadic [spəˈrædɪk] adj [fighting, violence] → sporadique; [shooting, gunfire, outbreaks] → isolé(e)

sporadic

adj → sporadisch; (= occasional also) → gelegentlich; we heard sporadic gunfire → wir hörten gelegentlich Schüsse

sporadic [spəˈrædɪk] adj (attempts, gunfire) → sporadico/a; (work) → discontinuo/a