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- Dictionarysporadic/spəˈradɪk/
adjective
- 1. occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated: "sporadic fighting broke out"
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SPORADIC definition: 1. happening sometimes; not regular or continuous: 2. happening sometimes; not regular or…. Learn more.
You never know where or when the occasion to use sporadic will pop up, but when it does, sporadic is the perfect choice to describe something that happens randomly or irregularly, often in scattered instances or isolated outbursts.
Sporadic is an adjective that you can use to refer to something that happens or appears often, but not constantly or regularly. The mail carrier comes every day but the plumber's visits are sporadic — he comes as needed.
Sporadic definition: (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional. See examples of SPORADIC used in a sentence.
Sporadic occurrences of something happen at irregular intervals. ...a year of sporadic fighting in the north of the country. 2 meanings: 1. occurring at irregular points in time; intermittent 2. scattered; isolated.... Click for more definitions.
SPORADIC meaning: 1. happening sometimes; not regular or continuous: 2. happening sometimes; not regular or…. Learn more.
Definition of sporadic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease. isolated, as a single instance of something; being or occurring apart from others. the sporadic growth of plants.
Widely separated from others, scattered, or isolated in occurrence; appearing singly, apart, or in isolated instances. Not epidemic, endemic, or inherited. Used of a disease or condition. Most cancers are sporadic, caused by genetic mutations that are not heritable. Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.
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