in-frequent
kwənt adjective
1.
happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
2.
not constant, habitual, or regular: an infrequent visitor.
3.
not plentiful or many: infrequent opportunities for advancement.
4.
far apart in space.
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| —adj | |
| rarely happening or present; only occasional | |
| in'frequency | |
| —n | |
| in'frequence | |
| —n | |
| in'frequently | |
| —adv | |
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infrequent
1531, from L. infrequentem (nom. infrequens) "occurring seldom, unusual," from in- "not" + frequens (see frequent).
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