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SPORADIC
sporadic
(adjective) recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; “a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sporadic (comparative more sporadic, superlative most sporadic)
(archaic) (of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.
Rare and scattered in occurrence.
Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.
Anagrams
• caproids, carpoids, picadors
Source: Wiktionary
Spo*rad"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. sporadique. See Spore.]
Definition: 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 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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