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Intermittent

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.

Senses:

1. Not happening regularly or consistently.
2. Stopping and starting at irregular intervals.

Usages:

1. She experienced intermittent phone signal during her hike in the mountains.
2. The rain was intermittent, pouring heavily for a few minutes and then stopping suddenly.
3. He suffers from intermittent migraines, sometimes not having them for months and then experiencing multiple episodes in a week.