infrequent

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See also: infréquent and infreqüent

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ frequent.

Adjective

infrequent (comparative more infrequent, superlative most infrequent)

  1. Not frequent; not happening frequently.
    • 1952 October, C. A. Johns, “One Hundred Years at Kings Cross—1”, in Railway Magazine, pages 650-651:
      Such was the station provided for the infrequent services of 1852, when suburban traffic was unheard of, and Hornsey, Colney Hatch & Southgate, Barnet, and Potters Bar were the only intermediate stations on the 17¾ miles between London and Hatfield.

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