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Intermittently

/ɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt.lɪ/

Stopping or starting at intervals.

📖 Definitions of "Intermittently"

adverb
  1. 1

    Stopping or starting at intervals.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Intermittently"

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WordDefinition
sporadicallyAt an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency.
occasionallyOn occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes.
periodicallyIn a manner that is regular or periodic.
sometimesOn some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always.
separatelyIn a separate manner; not together; apart.
discontinuouslyIn a discontinuous manner; not continuously.
forth(formal, archaic) Out into view; from a particular place or position.
blinkingnounThat blinks.
irregularlyIn an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order.
erraticallyIn an erratic manner; unsteadily or randomly, unpredictably.
episodicallyIn an episodic manner; in episodes.
fitfullyIn a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily.
on-and-off(informal, idiomatic) Vacillating, undecided, intermittent.
patchilyIn a patchy manner.
cyclicallyIn a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically.
alternatelyIn reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
spasmodicallyIn a spasmodic manner; intermittently.
recurrentlyIn a recurrent manner.
infrequentlyNot frequently.
brokenly(Of speech) with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion; disjointedly.

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