Intermittent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Stopping and starting at intervals. See Synonyms at periodic.
  • adj. Alternately containing and empty of water: an intermittent lake.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant
  • adj. Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
  • n. An intermittent fever or disease.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic.
  • n. An intermittent fever or disease.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Ceasing at intervals; that alternately stops and starts; intermitting: as, an intermittent fever; an intermittent spring.
  • n. Intermittent fever.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  • Equivalent
    sporadic   
    Antonym
    constant   
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    fitful    occasional    incessant    ceaseless    rhythmic    faint    momentary    sporadic    spasmodic    muffle