Something that is ~ happens occasionally rather than continuously.
After three hours of ~ rain, the game was abandoned.
= sporadic
ADJ
~ly
The talks went on ~ly for three years.
ADV: usu ADV with v
Something that is ~ happens occasionally rather than continuously.
After three hours of ~ rain, the game was abandoned.
= sporadic
ADJ
~ly
The talks went on ~ly for three years.
ADV: usu ADV with v
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012