You never know where or when the occasion to use sporadic will pop up, but when it does, sporadic is the perfect choice to describe something that happens randomly or irregularly, often in scattered instances or isolated outbursts.
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.
SPORADIC meaning: 1. happening sometimes; not regular or continuous: 2. happening sometimes; not regular or…. Learn more.
Sporadic occurrences of something happen at irregular intervals. ...a year of sporadic fighting in the north of the country.
(of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm. appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease.
Sporadic definition: Happening from time to time; not constant or regular; occasional.
Definition of sporadic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Adjective sporadic (comparative more sporadic, superlative most sporadic) (archaic) (of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic. Rare and scattered in occurrence.