adjective · rare

sporadic

sporadic · more sporadic · most sporadic

спорадичний

спорадический, случайный, единичный

sporadisch

Rare and scattered in occurrenceRare and scattered in occurrence.

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/spəˈɹæd.ɪk/

» Apart from hearing sporadic gunfire, the day was pretty quiet.

Meaning

4 senses

Rare and scattered in occurrence.
sporadisch
споради́ческийsporadíčeskij, едини́чныйjediníčnyj, случа́йныйslučájnyj
споради́чнийsporadýčnyj
Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.
спорадическийsporadičeskij
споради́чнийsporadýčnyj
Not belonging to any infinite family; an exception to an otherwise orderly classification.
(archaic)(of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.

More definitions

recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

Examples

5 sentences

Apart from hearing sporadic gunfire, the day was pretty quiet.
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Sporadic gunfire was heard in the distance.
deIn der Ferne waren gelegentlich Schüsse zu hören.
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Sami's movements were sporadic.
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My connection has sporadic problems.
deMeine Verbindung hat sporadisch Probleme.
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As a stranger in a strange land, the sporadic solicitude from friends can be especially heart-warming.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

rare and scattered in occurrence:

Русский

By meaning 2

rare and scattered in occurrence:

exhibiting random behaviour:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

rare and scattered in occurrence:

Origin

From Medieval Latin sporadicus (whence also French sporadique, Italian sporadico, Spanish

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]”).

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