Local English word record

off-and-on

adjective · 1 sense

intermittently stopping and starting

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Examples

  • fitful (or interrupted) sleep
  • off-and-on static

Word relationships

Synonyms

fitful, interrupted, off-and-on(a)

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Princeton WordNet 3.0