spo·rad·ic (sp -r d  k, 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. [Medieval Latin sporadicus, scattered, from Greek sporadikos, from sporas, sporad-; see sper- in Indo-European roots.] spo·rad i·cal·ly adv.spo·rad i·cal·ness n. |
sporadic
Adjective
happening at irregular intervals; intermittent: sporadic bursts of gunfire [Greek sporas scattered]
sporadically adv
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| 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" |
sporadic
adjective intermittent, occasional, scattered, isolated, random, on and off, irregular, infrequent, spasmodic, scattershot << OPPOSITE steady
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