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sporadically
spo·rad·ic S0662400 (spə-răd′ĭk, spô-)adj.1. Occurring at irregular intervals or in isolated or scattered places; having no pattern or order: his sporadic attendance in class; rebels who put up sporadic resistance. See Synonyms at periodic.2. Medicine Not epidemic, endemic, or inherited. Used of a disease or condition: Most cancers are sporadic, caused by genetic mutations that are not heritable.
[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.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | sporadically - in a sporadic manner; "he only works sporadically"periodically |
sporadicallyadverb1. Once in a while; at times:betimes, intermittently, occasionally, periodically, sometimes.Idioms: ever and again, now and again.2. At rare intervals:infrequently, little, occasionally, rarely, seldom.Idioms: hardly ever, once in a blue moon.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeSporadicMedicalSeesporadicsporadically
Synonyms for sporadicallyadv once in a while; at timesSynonyms- betimes
- intermittently
- occasionally
- periodically
- sometimes
adv at rare intervalsSynonyms- infrequently
- little
- occasionally
- rarely
- seldom
Synonyms for sporadicallyadv in a sporadic mannerSynonyms |