sporadic
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sporadic
- /spəˈɹæd.ɪk/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ædɪk
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin sporadicus (whence also French sporadique, Italian sporadico, Spanish esporádico), from Ancient Greek σποραδικός (sporadikós), from σποράς (sporás, “scattered, dispersed”), from σπορά (sporá), σπόρος (spóros, “a sowing [of seed]”).
adjective more sporadic · most sporadic
- (of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.
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Rare and scattered in occurrence.
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.
Similar: episodic
- Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.
- Not belonging to any infinite family; an exception to an otherwise orderly classification.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: intermittent, isolated, unpredictable, irregular, periodic, scattered, stray, fitful, spasmodic, accidental, rare, different, adventitious, occasional, casual, separate
Translations
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adj rare and scattered in occurrence
| Español | esporádico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 散発的な sanpatsuteki na |
| 中文 | 零星 língxīng, 哩哩啦啦 līlīlālā, 偶爾發生的 /偶尔发生的 ǒu'ěr fāshēng de, 無常 /无常 wúcháng, 散亂 /散乱 sànluàn |
| Português | esporádico, pontual |
| Français | sporadique |
| Deutsch | sporadisch |
| Italiano | sporadico |
| Ελληνικά | σποραδικός sporadikós |
| Română | sporadic |
| Русский | споради́ческий sporadíčeskij, едини́чный jediníčnyj, случа́йный slučájnyj |
adj exhibiting random behaviour
| Español | esporádico, guadianesco |
|---|---|
| Русский | спорадический sporadičeskij |
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