intermittently-rejected
|in-ter-mit-tent-ly-re-ject-ed|
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/ˌɪntərˈmɪtəntli rɪˈdʒɛktɪd/
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/ˌɪntəˈmɪtəntli rɪˈdʒɛktɪd/
irregular rejection
Etymology
'intermittently-rejected' originates from the combination of 'intermittent' and 'reject'. 'Intermittent' comes from Latin 'intermittere', where 'inter-' meant 'between' and 'mittere' meant 'to send'. 'Reject' comes from Latin 'reicere', where 're-' meant 'back' and 'jacere' meant 'to throw'.
'Intermittent' changed from the Latin word 'intermittere' and 'reject' from 'reicere', eventually forming the modern English term 'intermittently-rejected'.
Initially, 'intermittent' meant 'to send between', and 'reject' meant 'to throw back'. Over time, 'intermittently-rejected' evolved to mean 'rejected at irregular intervals'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describes something that is rejected at irregular intervals or not consistently accepted.
The proposal was intermittently-rejected by the committee, leading to several rounds of revisions.
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Last updated: 2025/05/10 04:25