noun

1. An intermittent fever or disease.

adjective

1. Stopping and starting, occuring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.

   “Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.”

2. (specifically, of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.

   “The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.”

Synonyms: patchy, periodic, periodical, spasmodic