What is the Definition of SPORADIC?
What is the Definition of SPORADIC?
Slide 1: What is the meaning and definition of sporadic.
Slide 2: SPORADIC. The stress is on the second syllable, spor◦ADD◦ik.
Definition: at irregular intervals, no pattern
The clipart shows changeable weather, raining on and off.
Let’s look at an illustrated sentence example.
Slide 3: In the picture we see a man walking with a red umbrella as the rain kept stopping and starting.
SENTENCE EXAMPLE: He was glad he took his umbrella as there were sporadic showers all afternoon.
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More examples of ‘sporadic’:
Witnesses said there was only sporadic fire from machine guns, mortars and artillery by Assad’s forces and Iranian militias on some front lines in northwestern Aleppo province and southern Idlib province.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-truce-idUSKBN20T0D1
Other than sporadic visits from doctors in hazmat suits, Goldman and his wife are restricted from human contact, they explained.
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/media/couple-separated-coronavirus-quarantine-dont-panic
It said the prospects for a durable resolution to trade and technology tensions between the US and China remained elusive, despite sporadic favourable news on ongoing negotiations.
Now that you know the definition of sporadic and how to use it, add another advanced word to your vocabulary:
The Definition of OBSOLETE
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