Meaning | recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances. |
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Example | "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" |
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Narrower | fitful, spasmodic | Occurring in spells and often abruptly |
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intermittent | stopping and starting at irregular intervals |
irregular, unpredictable | not occurring at expected times |
isolated, stray | not close together in time |
periodic, occasional | recurring or reappearing from time to time |
See also | discontinuous, noncontinuous | not continuing without interruption / interruption in time or space |
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infrequent | not frequent |
Opposite | continual | Occurring without interruption |
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Spanish | esporádico |
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Catalan | esporàdic |
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Adverbs | sporadically | in a sporadic manner |
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