Infrequent
[ɪn'friːkw(ə)nt] or [ɪn'frikwənt]
Definition
(adj.) not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; 'infrequent outbursts of temper' .
Editor: Nolan--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Seldom happening or occurring; rare; uncommon; unusual.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Uncommon, rare, unfrequent.
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Definition
adj. seldom occurring: rare: uncommon.—ns. Infrē′quence Infrē′quency.—adv. Infrē′quently.
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Examples
- For weak and infrequent currents such as are used in the electric bell, only small quantities of zinc are needed, and the expense is small. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It was one of those not infrequent days of an English June which are as wet and boisterous as November. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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