intermissive
intermissive adjective: having temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent.
Adjective
intermissive (comparative more intermissive, superlative most intermissive)
- Having temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent.
- Wounds I vvill lend the French, inſtead of eyes, / To vveep their intermiſſive miſeries.c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- I […] reduc'd Ireland, after ſo many intermiſsive VVars, to ſuch a perfect paſſe of obedience; […]1644, James Howell, England’s Teares, for the Present Wars, […], London: […] Richard Heron, →OCLC, page 3
- Synonyms:
- patchy, spasmodic, broken, fitful, ragged, catchy, discontinuous, intermittent, stop-start
intermissive meaning in Urdu
intermissive in Urdu
- باری کا, گنڈے دار, غیرمسلسل
Synonyms of intermissive
Forms of intermissive
| comparative | more intermissive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most intermissive |
Words formed from intermissive
Questions about intermissive
- What does intermissive mean?
- Intermissive means having temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent.
- What is intermissive in Urdu?
- Intermissive in Urdu is باری کا, گنڈے دار, غیرمسلسل. See Intermissive meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is intermissive?
- Intermissive is an adjective.
Words near intermissive in the dictionary
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