sporadic
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spo·rad·ic
(spə-răd'ĭk, spô-) 
also spo·rad·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
sporadicalness spo·rad'i·cal·ness n.
also spo·rad·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)adj.
- Occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time. See synonyms at periodic.
- Appearing singly or at widely scattered localities, as a plant or disease.
- Isolated; unique: a sporadic example.
[Medieval Latin sporadicus, scattered, from Greek sporadikos, from sporas, sporad-.]
sporadically spo·rad'i·cal·ly adv.sporadicalness spo·rad'i·cal·ness n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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sporadic
adjective
- Happening or appearing now and then: fitful, intermittent, occasional, periodic, periodical. Informal on-again, off-again. See continue/stop/pause.
- Rarely occurring or appearing: infrequent, occasional, rare, scarce, uncommon, unusual. Idioms: few and far between. See usual/unusual.
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sporadic
adj
Definition: on and off
Antonyms: constant, continuous, dependable, frequent, regular, steady
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sporadic
IN BRIEF: Done now and then.
You cannot succeed with sporadic little flashes of effort. Constant and valiant living is necessary.
— Jack H. Goaslind
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categories related to 'sporadically'
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Sporadic
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sporadisk, spredt
Nederlands (Dutch)
sporadisch, niet vaak
Français (French)
adj. - sporadique, isolé, intermittent
Deutsch (German)
adj. - sporadisch, vereinzelt
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σποραδικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esporádico
Русский (Russian)
спорадический, случайный, отдельный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - esporádico
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sporadisk, spridd, enstaka, strödd
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
偶尔发生的, 分散的, 零星发生的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 偶爾發生的, 分散的, 零星發生的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이따금 일어나는, 산발적인, 드문드문한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ときどき起こる, 散発的な, まばらな, 突発性の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) متقطع, متفرق, متشتت
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - לא-סדיר, מופיע מפעם לפעם, ספורדי
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