intermittently

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪntərˈmɪtəntli/ UK /ˌɪntəˈmɪtəntli/ See IPA manual

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1

adv
at irregular intervals; occasionally and not continuously

The radio crackled intermittently through the storm.

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1 adv · at irregular intervals;... sporadically periodically occasionally fitfully irregularly

Opposites

continuously constantly steadily

Word family

Related forms intermittent intermit remit

Etymology

From intermittent + -ly; intermittent from Latin intermittens, present participle of intermittere ('to interrupt'), from inter- ('between') + mittere ('to send').

intermittere Latin mittere Latin

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# intermittently

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˌɪntərˈmɪtəntli
**IPA (UK):** ˌɪntəˈmɪtəntli

## Meanings
1. at irregular intervals; occasionally and not continuously

## Examples
- The radio crackled intermittently through the storm.

## Synonyms
- sporadically
- periodically
- occasionally
- fitfully
- irregularly

## Antonyms
- continuously
- constantly
- steadily

## Related Forms
- intermittent
- intermit
- remit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intermittere
- Root: mittere

## Etymology
From intermittent + -ly; intermittent from Latin intermittens, present participle of intermittere ('to interrupt'), from inter- ('between') + mittere ('to send').

## AI Etymology
Intermittently comes from intermittent + -ly; intermittent from Latin intermittens, present participle of intermittere ('to interrupt'), from inter- ('between') + mittere ('to send'). The etymological trail includes Latin intermittere and Latin mittere. As an adverb, intermittently means at irregular intervals; occasionally and not continuously. The same family is visible in related forms such as intermittent, intermit, and remit. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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