单词 | between-whiles |
释义 | between-whilesadv. a. In the intervals of time; at intervals. ΘΚΠ the world > time > [adverb] > in the interval or at intervals betweena1240 amongc1275 betwixta1400 amella1425 betwixt-handsc1568 atween1595 by interims1598 betwixt-times1607 between-whiles1677 between handsc1817 between-times1907 1677 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Persian Trav. v. xviii. 242 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. (1678) Between whiles they have Sweetmeats, Coffee, and Fruits. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxx. 297 Regaling the social circle between-whiles. 1850 L. Hunt Autobiogr. (1860) xv. 237 Betweenwhiles he would walk in the garden. b. quasi-adj. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adjective] > intermittent or irregular chopping1483 wavering1488 interpolate1547 suspensive1575 off and on1583 remitting1583 intermissive1586 fluttering1590 aguisha1602 intermittent1603 irregular1608 broken1629 intermitting1643 serratile1707 serrine1707 scattering1709 serratic1753 now-and-then1762 remittent1791 fitful1810 non-periodic1836 spasmodic1837 startful1837 interlusory1853 heterochronic1854 heterochronous1854 between-whiles1859 snatchy1861 sporadic1861 spasmodical1864 catchy1869 pauseful1877 aperiodic1879 scratchy1881 nervy1884 spurty1894 off-again on-again1923 on-again off-again1946 on-off1949 1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel I. vi. 97 A monotonous betweenwhiles kind of talk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adv.1677 |
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