intermittent
adjective
[ ɪntəˈmɪt(ə)nt ]
• occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
• "intermittent rain"
Similar:
sporadic,
irregular,
fitful,
spasmodic,
broken,
fragmentary,
discontinuous,
disconnected,
isolated,
odd,
random,
patchy,
scattered,
on again and off again,
on and off,
in fits and starts,
occasional,
periodic,
cyclic,
recurrent,
recurring,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin intermittent- ‘ceasing’, from the verb intermittere (see intermit).
