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Meaning of the word intermittent in English

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intermittent

US /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈmɪt.ənt/

UK /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈmɪt.ənt/

Adjective

1.

occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.

Example:

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intermittent rain

Synonym:

sporadic irregular fitful spasmodic broken fragmentary discontinuous disconnected isolated odd random patchy scattered on and off in fits and starts occasional periodic cyclic recurrent recurring

Synonym:

continuous steady

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