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punctuated
adjective as in intermittent
Strongest matches
adjective as in on-again, off-again
Weak matches
- alternate
- arrested
- broken
- by bits and pieces
- checked
- cyclic
- cyclical
- discontinuing
- discontinuous
- epochal
- every other
- fitful
- here and there
- hit-or-miss
- infrequent
- interrupted
- isochronal
- isochronous
- iterant
- iterative
- metrical
- now and then
- occasional
- on and off
- periodic
- periodical
- recurrent
- recurring
- rhythmic
- rhythmical
- seasonal
- serial
- shifting
- spasmodic
- sporadic
- stop-and-go
Example Sentences
His Canon camera dangled by his side and the feeling of uncertainty over what he could now report punctuated everything he said.
The events have been punctuated by multiple awkward world leader meeting moments.
The modest eating area has more than a dozen tables, each punctuated by a small porcelain vase with a plastic flower poking out.
He's screaming a word over and over again, punctuated with each breath: sa'aduna, sa'aduna, sa'aduna.
The typically somber atmosphere at the bi-annual church convocation was punctuated by hollers, applause and a shout of “brill!”
And all the while she fought him, she punctuated her blows with words, some abusing him, others in defense of her father.
The thud of a bar dropped in place punctuated the evening's experience with a glum finality.
The shouts of teamsters and the crack of whips punctuated the crunch of wheels as our wagons swiftly swung again into stockade.
He punctuated the blows with sobbing explanations, and promises never to let it happen again.
The printers were not compelled to decipher the peculiarities of anyone's handwriting; Stowe's copy was printed and punctuated.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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