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Learn “Intermittent”

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Intermittent

adjective/in-ter-MIT-unt/

Meaning

Stopping and starting again at irregular times, not steady.

In context

The old torch gave only an intermittent glow as we walked the bush track.

Remember it

Intermittent holds 'inter' + 'mit' (send between): it keeps sending gaps between.

Use it well

Use 'intermittent' for on-and-off events, the opposite of 'continuous'.