INFREQUENT

infrequent

(adjective) not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; “infrequent outbursts of temper”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

infrequent (comparative more infrequent, superlative most infrequent)

Not frequent; not happening frequently.

Synonyms

• scarce, uncommon, unfrequent; see also rare

Source: Wiktionary


In*fre"quent, a. Etym: [L. infrquens : cf.F. infrequent. See In- not, and Frequent.]

Definition: Seldom happening or occurring; rare; uncommon; unusual. The act whereof is at this day infrequent or out of use among all sorts of men. Sir T. Elyot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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