sporadically-provided
|spo-rad-i-cal-ly-pro-vid-ed|
/spəˈrædɪkli prəˈvaɪdɪd/
irregularly supplied
Etymology
'sporadically-provided' originates from the combination of 'sporadic' and 'provided'. 'Sporadic' comes from the Medieval Latin 'sporadicus', meaning 'scattered', and 'provided' is the past participle of 'provide', from Latin 'providere', meaning 'to foresee'.
'sporadicus' transformed into the English word 'sporadic', and 'providere' became 'provide' in English, eventually forming the compound adjective 'sporadically-provided'.
Initially, 'sporadic' meant 'scattered' and 'provide' meant 'to foresee', but together they evolved to describe something given at irregular intervals.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
given or supplied at irregular intervals or in scattered instances.
The updates were sporadically-provided, leaving users uncertain about the next release.
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Last updated: 2025/05/16 15:54