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infrequent
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infrequent
(adjective)
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infrequent
/ɪn
ˈ
friːkwənt/
adjective
infrequent
/ɪn
ˈ
friːkwənt/
adjective
Learner's definition of INFREQUENT
[
more infrequent; most infrequent
]
:
not happening often
:
not frequent
an
infrequent
event
We made
infrequent
stops/visits along the way.
Problems with the network have become a
not infrequent
occurrence. [=have become a rather frequent occurrence]
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— infrequency
noun
[
noncount
]
She complained about the
infrequency
of her son's visits. [=she complained because her son did not visit her often]
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— infrequently
adverb
a word that is
infrequently
used
an error
not infrequently
made [=an error rather frequently made] by beginners
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