sporadic
spuh ra dik
- a recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids
- Even after cease fire was called by the United Nations, there was sporadic firing at the borders of the warring states.
- There are 52,019 sporadic Republicans 7,256 (14%) have voted early.
- We pay sporadic attention, turning on the spotlight when an international conference occurs, then turning it off.