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spo·rad·i·cal·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sporadically, periodicallyadverb

    in a sporadic manner

    "he only works sporadically"

Wiktionary

  1. sporadicallyadverb

    At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency

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  1. 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

  1. Sporadicallyadverb

    in a sporadic manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sporadically in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sporadically in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sporadically in a Sentence

  1. Teruaki Enoto:

    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.

  2. The Canucks:

    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.

  3. West Papuan:

    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.

  4. Steve Smith:

    Mr. Zarauskas is a sporadically employed New Jersey construction worker who likes to go to flea markets, he was never present when a tusk crossed the border, and we think any suggestion that he knew the tusks were illegal is shaky.

  5. Cynthia Sass:

    If you eat fruits, veggies, nuts, whole grains, and beans often, they won't bother you as much as if you eat them sporadically.

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