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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 yvlog Forms
- ···· adverb
- ····Ա noun
- ··徱··ٲ [spawr-, uh, -, dis, -i-tee], ··徱 noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sporadic1
Example Sentences
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.
However militants and sleeper cells continue to have a presence in various parts of the country and carry out sporadic attacks against Iraq's army and police.
Meanwhile, residents of the region said the situation appeared calm on Tuesday, with only sporadic gunfire heard overnight.
A devout Catholic, the artist makes paintings that are heavy with sporadic, jagged symbolism.
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