sporadic

adjective
UK: /spəˈræd.ɪk/
US: /spəˈræd.ɪk/

  1. Happening sometimes; not regular or continuous.

    1. We had sporadic rain today.
    2. The company experienced sporadic growth over the past few years.

  2. Appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional.

    1. There was sporadic fighting during the night.
    2. Sporadic outages affected multiple users during the software update.

Synonyms

infrequent intermittent irregular random occasional

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "sporadic" in English means: Happening sometimes; not regular or continuous., Appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional..

The phonetic transcription of "sporadic" is /spəˈræd.ɪk/ in British English and /spəˈræd.ɪk/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "sporadic": infrequent, intermittent, irregular, random, occasional.

Example usage of "sporadic": "We had sporadic rain today.". More examples on the page.