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What is "sporadic" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sporadic mean in English? Meaning of sporadic definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sporadic" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sporadic": recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

Adjective

  • Meaning: recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
  • Example: a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids
  • Synonyms: sporadic
  • Antonyms: continual
  • Similar: fitful intermittent irregular isolated occasional periodic spasmodic stray unpredictable
  • Also see: discontinuous infrequent noncontinuous

    • Pronunciation in US: /spəˈræɾɪk/, /spɔˈræɾɪk/

    Pronunciation in UK: /spəˈrædɪk/, /spɒˈrædɪk/

  • Adjective: (archaic) (of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.Rare and scattered in occurrence. 2015 March 12, Daniel Taylor, “Chelsea out of Champions League after Thiago Silva sends 10-man PSG through on away goals”, The Guardian (London): It was a stodgy, weary display from Mourinho’s team with only sporadic moments when they threatened Salvatore Sirigu’s goal and their manager seemed bewildered afterwards when he tried to explain what had gone wrong.2015 March 12, Daniel Taylor, “Chelsea out of Champions League after Thiago Silva sends 10-man PSG through on away goals”, The Guardian (London): It was a stodgy, weary display from Mourinho’s team with only sporadic moments when they threatened Salvatore Sirigu’s goal and their manager seemed bewildered afterwards when he tried to explain what had gone wrong.Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.

    • Synonyms:

    fitful, infrequent, rare, irregular, intermittent, random, scattered, isolated, occasional, desultory, spotty, few, hit-or-miss, scarce, seldom, spasmodic, uncommon, bits and pieces, fits and starts, on-again-off-again, semioccasional, unfrequent,

    Antonyms:

    frequent, usual, methodical, systematic, continuous, dependable, constant, even, regular, common,

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    sporadic in English: sporadic
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