Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intermittingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-mit-ting-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With intermissions; at intervals.

Example Sentences

"Mine, which intermittingly raged for ten years, was rheumatism in the face combined with toothache"

Etymology

From intermitting + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: intermitting

Derived Forms

unintermittingly

Questions

What does intermittingly mean?: With intermissions; at intervals.
Where does intermittingly come from?: From intermitting + -ly.

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