intermittent
21intermittent — Marked by intervals of complete quietude between two periods of activity. * * * in·ter·mit·tent .int ər mit ənt adj coming and going at intervals: not continuous <intermittent fever> in·ter·mit·tence ən(t)s n * * * in·ter·mit·tent… …
22intermittent — adj. Intermittent is used with these nouns: ↑diarrhoea, ↑pain, ↑rain, ↑shower, ↑symptom …
23intermittent — in|ter|mit|tent [ˌıntəˈmıtənt US tər ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of intermittere, from mittere to send ] stopping and starting often and for short periods = ↑sporadic ▪ The weather forecast is for sun, with… …
24intermittent — in|ter|mit|tent [ ,ıntər mıtnt ] adjective happening sometimes but not regularly or often: a dull day with intermittent rain ╾ in|ter|mit|tent|ly adverb …
25intermittent — I. a. Intermitting, remittent. II. n. Intermittent fever, remittent fever, fever and ague …
26intermittent — adjective happening repeatedly for short periods, but not regularly or continuously: The weather forecast is for sun, with intermittent showers. intermittently adverb …
27intermittent — adjective intermittent bursts of gunfire Syn: sporadic, irregular, fitful, spasmodic, broken, fragmentary, discontinuous, isolated, random, patchy, scattered; occasional, infrequent, periodic, episodic, on and off; informal herky jerky Ant …
28intermittent — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈmɪt(ə)nt] / US [ˌɪntərˈmɪt(ə)nt] adjective happening sometimes but not regularly or often a dull day with intermittent rain Derived word: intermittently adverb …
29intermittent — [ˌɪntəˈmɪt(ə)nt] adj happening sometimes but not regularly or often a dull day with intermittent rain[/ex] intermittently adv …
30intermittent — in•ter•mit•tent [[t]ˌɪn tərˈmɪt nt[/t]] adj. stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L intermittere in ter•mit′tence, n. in ter•mit′tent•ly, adv …
