Intermittently
/ɪn.tərˈmɪt.ənt.lɪ/ adv
adv ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Stopping or starting at intervals. not-comparable
"The Hariri-Aoun agreement has shown that Hezbollah can bring the national political system to a halt. This happened in the past several years, and it worsened conditions in sectors such as foreign debt, electricity output, rubbish collection, water delivery, and other essential services, to the discomfort of the majority of Lebanese who have spoken out intermittently against the oligarchy of sectarian leaders who rule the country."
Adverb
- 1 in an intermittent manner wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"The fluorescent light was faulty and flickered on and off intermittently."
Etymology
From intermittent + -ly.