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sporadic
[ spuh-rad-ik ]
adjective
- (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional:
sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
Antonyms:
- appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease.
- isolated, as a single instance of something; being or occurring apart from others.
Synonyms: ,
- occurring singly or widely apart in locality:
the sporadic growth of plants.
sporadic
/ əˈæɪ /
adjective
- occurring at irregular points in time; intermittent
sporadic firing
- scattered; isolated
a sporadic disease
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱, adverb
- ˈ徱Ա, noun
Other Word Forms
- ···· adverb
- ····Ա noun
- ··徱··ٲ [spawr-, uh, -, dis, -i-tee], ··徱 noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sporadic1
Example Sentences
Katsina, the home state of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, has witnessed sporadic attacks by bandits and kidnappers that have claimed many lives.
Bin workers who belong to the Unite union began an all-out strike on 11 March, following sporadic walkouts since January.
In the ruling, the judge spoke of Brooks's "sporadic" engagement.
But over the last seven years their relationship has become increasingly strained amid ethnic tensions and sporadic violence.
For decades, this fixture kept the police stretched with drunken sporadic violence.
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