a. [ Gr. &unr_; scattered, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, scattered, fr. &unr_; to sow seed, to scatter like seed: cf. F. sporadique. See Spore. ] Occurring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind, or in scattered instances; separate; single;
Sporadic disease (Med.),
a. Sporadic. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a sporadic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]