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- DictionarySpo·rad·ic/spəˈradik/
adjective
- 1. occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated: "sporadic fighting broke out"
(of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm. Antonyms: continuous. appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease. isolated, as a single instance of something; being or occurring apart from others. Synonyms: unconnected, separate.
IPA guide. Sporadic is an adjective that you can use to refer to something that happens or appears often, but not constantly or regularly. The mail carrier comes every day but the plumber's visits are sporadic — he comes as needed. A specialized use of sporadic is to describe a disease that appears only occasionally in random cases, and is ...
Check pronunciation: sporadic. Definition of sporadic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. occurring at irregular points in time; intermittent: sporadic firing. 2. scattered; isolated: a sporadic disease. [C17: from Medieval Latin sporadicus, from Greek sporadikos, from sporas scattered; related to Greek speirein to sow; see spore] spoˈradically adv. spoˈradicalness n.
May 14, 2024 · adjective. 1. (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional. sporadic renewals of enthusiasm. 2. appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease. 3. isolated, as a single instance of something; being or occurring apart from others. 4.
Mar 23, 2024 · ( archaic) (of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic. Rare and scattered in occurrence . Exhibiting random behavior; patternless. Derived terms [ edit] sporadic E layer. sporadic group. Related terms [ edit] sporadically. sporadicalness. Translations [ edit] ± rare and scattered in occurrence. ± exhibiting random behaviour.
Sporadic Definition. Happening from time to time; not constant or regular; occasional. Widely separated from others, scattered, or isolated in occurrence; appearing singly, apart, or in isolated instances. Not epidemic, endemic, or inherited. Used of a disease or condition.
