Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- At times; at intervals; from moment to moment: also used adjectively.
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- adverb archaic At times; at intervals;
- adverb archaic
Moment by moment, or from moment to moment. - adjective archaic Occurring at times or intervals.
Etymologies
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From Middle English stoundmele, stoundemele, from Old English stundmǣlum ("at times"), from stund ("stound, space of time") + mǣlum, dative plural of mǣl ("a time"), equivalent to stound + -meal. More at stound, meal.
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