Sporadic
Pronunciation : Spo*rad"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. sporadique. See Spore.]
Definition : Defn: Occuring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind, or in scattered instances; separate; single; as, a sporadic fireball; a sporadic case of disease; a sporadic example of a flower. Sporadic disease (Med.), a disease which occurs in single and scattered cases. See the Note under Endemic, a.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913