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Definition of sporadic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sporadic

adjective
sporadic pronunciation English spəˈrædɪk sporadic pronunciation American spəˈrædɪk
 
happening only occasionally or at intervals that are not regular
Synonym
intermittentsporadic fighting/gunfire/violence, etc.sporadic outbreaks of the diseasesporadically
sporadically pronunciation English spəˈrædɪkli sporadically pronunciation American spəˈrædɪkli
adverbShe attended lectures only sporadically.Fighting continued sporadically for two months.