sporadic

• Qualifie ce qui se produit de manière irrégulière, de temps à autre, sans fréquence constante, ou qui est dispersé et sans continuité.

Describes something that occurs occasionally, irregularly, or at scattered intervals.

1. Occurring irregularlyB2formal

   Happening at irregular intervals or in scattered instances.

   sporadique

   • The region experienced sporadic rainfall throughout the year.
   • Sporadic gunfire could be heard in the distance.
   • Her attendance at the meetings has been sporadic lately.

   Synonymesfitfulintermittentirregularoccasionalpatchyperiodicscatteredspasmodic

   Antonymesconstantcontinuousfrequentregularsteady

2. B2formal

   Occurring in isolated or scattered locations, not widespread.

   sporadique (isolé ou dispersé)

   • There were sporadic reports of power outages across the city.
   • Sporadic cases of the disease have been reported in rural areas.
   • The protests were sporadic and lacked organization.

   Synonymesinfrequentirregularisolatedoccasionalrandomscatteredsparse

   Antonymesconstantcontinuousregularsystematicuniform