intermittent.
Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
Meaning & usage
Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.
Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix inter- (“among, on”) + mittens (“sending”), from mittere (“to send”).
An intermittent fever or disease.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix inter- (“among, on”) + mittens (“sending”), from mittere (“to send”).
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