transcription, транскрипция: [ spə-ˈra-dik ]
adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin sporadicus, from Greek sporadikos, from sporadēn here and there, from sporad-, sporas scattered; akin to Greek speirein to sow — more at sperm
Date: circa 1689
: occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
sporadic protests
a sporadic disease
Synonyms: see infrequent
• spo·rad·i·cal·ly -di-k(ə-)lē adverb