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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spo•rad•ic /spəˈrædɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - appearing or happening at irregular times;
occasional:sporadic gunfire. spo•rad•i•cal•ly, adv.: The fighting continued sporadically. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spo•rad•ic (spə rad′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional:sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease.
- isolated, as a single instance of something;
being or occurring apart from others. - occurring singly or widely apart in locality:the sporadic growth of plants.
Also, spo•rad′i•cal. - Greek sporadikós, equivalent. to sporad- (stem of sporás strewn, akin to sporá spore) + -ikos -ic
- Medieval Latin sporadicus
- 1680–90
spo•rad′i•cal•ly, adv. spo•rad′i•cal•ness, n. spo•ra•dic•i•ty (spôr′ə dis′i tē, spōr′-),USA pronunciation spo′ra•dism, n. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged separate, unconnected.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged continuous.
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