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sporadic

 
Dictionary: spo·rad·ic   (spə-răd'ĭk, spô-) pronunciation also spo·rad·i·cal
 
(-ĭ-kəl)
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-.]

sporadically spo·rad'i·cal·ly adv.
sporadicalness spo·rad'i·cal·ness n.
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Thesaurus: sporadic
 

adjective

  1. Happening or appearing now and then: fitful, intermittent, occasional, periodic, periodical. Informal on-again, off-again. See continue/stop/pause.
  2. Rarely occurring or appearing: infrequent, occasional, rare, scarce, uncommon, unusual. Idioms: few and far between. See usual/unusual.

 
Antonyms: sporadic
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adj

Definition: on and off
Antonyms: constant, continuous, dependable, frequent, regular, steady


 
Veterinary Dictionary: sporadic
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Occurring irregularly, usually infrequently.

 
Word Tutor: sporadic
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Done now and then.

pronunciation You cannot succeed with sporadic little flashes of effort. Constant and valiant living is necessary. — Jack H. Goaslind

 
Translations: Sporadic
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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

Italiano (Italian)
sporadico

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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