What does sporadically mean?
Definitions for sporadically
spo·rad·i·cal·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
sporadically, periodicallyadverb
in a sporadic manner
"he only works sporadically"
Wiktionary
sporadicallyadverb
At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency
ChatGPT
sporadically
Sporadically means occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered, isolated or happening from time to time; not constantly or regularly.
Webster Dictionary
Sporadicallyadverb
in a sporadic manner
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sporadically in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sporadically in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of sporadically in a Sentence
Outbreaks of avian cholera have occurred sporadically in the region over the past few decades, the important thing is to quickly collect as many of the carcasses as possible, to prevent other birds from feeding on the infected birds.
Though the President Obama administration sporadically tried to restart negotiations, there was never discussion of a presidential summit. The Obama administration would have been very much out of keeping with policy. Past administrations would not have considered a presidential summit before a major accomplishment had been made, and more likely at the end of a disarmament process, the president( Donald Trump) has invented this idea out of thin air for reasons passing understanding. If he's trying to argue that Kim Jong Un likes Kim Jong more, I for one can't understand why he would take pride in that.
Out of more than 2,800 pulsars cataloged, the Crab pulsar is one of only a few that emit giant radio pulses, which occur sporadically and can be hundreds to thousands of times brighter than the regular pulses, after decades of observations, only the Crab has been shown to enhance its giant radio pulses with emission from other parts of the spectrum.
There was times where we created a lot, but we’ve got to do that kind of stuff for a full 60 minutes, sporadically is not going to win you hockey games. We’ve got to figure out ways to get it done.
The separatists started shooting sporadically at joint security forces who were approaching them in front of a honai (traditional Papuan house), after they (security forces) responded with shots, the separatists ran for the woods while shooting indiscriminately.
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- esporàdicamentCatalan, Valencian
- sporadischGerman
- satunnaisesti, hajanaisesti, aika-ajoinFinnish
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