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sporadically

[ spuh-rad-ik-uh-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

every now and then; at irregular intervals in time:
Ox-eye sunflowers bloom sporadically throughout the summer.
here and there; in scattered locations:
Little candles, placed sporadically among the chapel pews, lit up people’s faces.

First recorded in 1675–85; sporadic ( def ) + -ally ( def )

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