sporadic — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

rebel, strange

VERB + SPORADIC

hearing, land

SPORADIC + NOUN

campaigns, day, friends, gunfire, moments, problems, solicitude

PREP.

from, from, with

ADV.

apart, only

Definitions

adj

1

(of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.

2

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.

3

Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.

4

Not belonging to any infinite family; an exception to an otherwise orderly classification.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

continual

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

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

Wiktionary

02

My connection has sporadic problems.

Tatoeba · #2534606

03

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

Tatoeba · #2654416

04

Sporadic gunfire was heard in the distance.

Tatoeba · #2807065

05

Sami's movements were sporadic.

Tatoeba · #7205267

06

Sporadic rebel campaigns continued throughout 2006 and 2007.

Tatoeba · #8904635

Usage Notes

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In some senses, sporadic is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.