infrequent

  • 11infrequent — adjective Etymology: Latin infrequent , infrequens, from in + frequent , frequens frequent Date: circa 1615 1. seldom happening or occurring ; rare 2. placed or occurring at wide intervals in space or time < a slope scattered with infrequent&#8230; …

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  • 12infrequent — infrequently, adv. /in free kweuhnt/, adj. 1. happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits. 2. not constant, habitual, or regular: an infrequent visitor. 3. not plentiful or many: infrequent opportunities for advancement …

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  • 13infrequent — in•fre•quent [[t]ɪnˈfri kwənt[/t]] adj. 1) happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits[/ex] 2) not constant, habitual, or regular: an infrequent visitor[/ex] 3) not plentiful or many: infrequent opportunities for&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14infrequent — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ relative …

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  • 15infrequent — in|fre|quent [ ın frikwənt ] adjective not happening very often, or not doing something very often: He was an infrequent visitor to the clinic. a relatively infrequent problem ╾ in|fre|quent|ly adverb …

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  • 16infrequent — [[t]ɪnfri͟ːkwənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something is infrequent, it does not happen often. John Marvell was paying one of his infrequent visits to London. Syn: rare Ant: frequent Derived words: infrequently ADV GRADED usu ADV with v, also ADV with&#8230; …

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  • 17infrequent — UK [ɪnˈfriːkwənt] / US [ɪnˈfrɪkwənt] adjective not happening very often, or not doing something very often He was an infrequent visitor to the place. a relatively infrequent problem Derived word: infrequently UK / US adverb …

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  • 18infrequent — /ɪnˈfrikwənt / (say in freekwuhnt) adjective 1. happening or occurring at long intervals or not often: infrequent visits. 2. not constant, habitual, or regular: an infrequent visitor. 3. not plentiful. –infrequently, adverb …

  • 19infrequent — See unfrequent. See unfrequent, infrequent …

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  • 20infrequent — in|fre|quent [ınˈfri:kwənt] adj not happening often = ↑rare ≠ ↑frequent ▪ They would make infrequent visits to the house. &GT;infrequency n [U] …

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