intermittently
English
Etymology
intermittent + -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt.lɪ/
Adverb
intermittently (not comparable)
- Stopping or starting at intervals.
- 2016 October 22, Rami G Khouri, “Lebanese oligarchy preserves its interests once again”, in Aljazeera:
- 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.
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Synonyms
- flakily, sporadically, unreliably; see also Thesaurus:discontinuously
Related terms
- intermittent
- intermittence
Translations
Stopping or starting at intervals
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