infrequent

[ in-free-kwuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.

  2. not constant, habitual, or regular: an infrequent visitor.

  1. not plentiful or many: infrequent opportunities for advancement.

  2. far apart in space.

Origin of infrequent

1
First recorded in 1525–35, infrequent is from the Latin word infrequent- (stem of infrequēns). See in-3, frequent

Other words for infrequent

Other words from infrequent

  • in·fre·quent·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for infrequent

infrequent

/ (ɪnˈfriːkwənt) /


adjective
  1. rarely happening or present; only occasional

Derived forms of infrequent

  • infrequency or infrequence, noun
  • infrequently, adverb

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