intermittent

Definition

Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.

Etymology

From Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix inter- (“among, on”) + mittens (“sending”), from mittere (“to send”).

Example Sentences

• "The day was cloudy with intermittent rain."
• "Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce."
• "Also bloudletting is good in feuers, whether they be continual or intermittent […]"

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