"intermissive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more intermissive [comparative], most intermissive [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} intermissive (comparative more intermissive, superlative most intermissive)
  1. Having temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent. Synonyms: patchy, spasmodic, discontinuous
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