spo⋅rad⋅ic
[spuh-rad-ik] Show IPA –adjective 
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| 1. | (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm. |
| 2. | appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease. |
| 3. | isolated, as a single instance of something; being or occurring apart from others. |
| 4. | occurring singly or widely apart in locality: the sporadic growth of plants |
