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SPORADIC

occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances

The meaning of the word sporadic is occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances.

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WordMeaning
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
chivalrousvaliant
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
rabidextremely violent : furious