Word: intermittingly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: in
ter
mit
ting
ly
Definition: With intermissions; at intervals.
Morphemes:
Affix: intermit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: inter-
Language: la
Decoded: inter-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: inter-
Affix: mittere
Language: la
Decoded: mittere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I put an end to
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns specifying time intervals, the adjectives having the sense of "occurring at such intervals".