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1
occurring or appearing at intervals
- intermittent showers had me opening and closing my umbrella all day long
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2
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
- the breadwinner's intermittent employment put the family in a difficult position financially
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The first known use of intermittent was in 1601
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