spo|rad´i|cal|ly

spo|rad´i|cal|ly
spo|rad|ic «spuh RAD ihk», adjective.
1. appearing now and then or at intervals in time; occasional: »

sporadic outbreaks.

2. being or occurring apart from others; isolated: »

The sporadic meteors, which appear to be independent travelers, seem to be divided between stony and metallic (Robert H. Baker).

3. occurring in scattered instances; not epidemic: »

sporadic cases of scarlet fever.

4. occurring singly or widely apart in locality; scattered; dispersed: »

sporadic genera of plants.

[< Medieval Latin sporadicus < Greek sporadikós scattered < sporás, -ados scattered < sporá; see etym. under spore (Cf.spore)]
spo|rad´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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