now-and-thenadj.

Brit.

/ˌnaʊ(ə)n(d)ˈðɛn/, U.S.

/ˌnaʊ(ə)n(d)ˈðɛn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: now adv., and conj.¹, then adv.

Etymology: < now adv. + and conj.¹ + then adv.

Occurring or seen now and then; intermittent, occasional.

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

1762 Lloyd St. James's Mag. 50 Such now-and-then negligences, incidental to all poems of length.

1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions (1783) III. lxxxvii. 147 I have set you down as a now-and-then friend.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxix. 306 I had the road all to myself..except the solid dark, and the now-and-then glares.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 2 Jan. 2/3 Her entertainments consist of an occasional feminine luncheon party, and a now-and-then-dinner of eight to which the other sex is invited.

1995 Denver Post 27 Aug. i12/4 Pure pop for now-and-then people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	now-and-then
释义	now-and-thenadj. Brit. /ˌnaʊ(ə)n(d)ˈðɛn/, U.S. /ˌnaʊ(ə)n(d)ˈðɛn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: now adv., and conj.¹, then adv. Etymology: < now adv. + and conj.¹ + then adv. Occurring or seen now and then; intermittent, occasional. 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 1762 Lloyd St. James's Mag. 50 Such now-and-then negligences, incidental to all poems of length. 1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions (1783) III. lxxxvii. 147 I have set you down as a now-and-then friend. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxix. 306 I had the road all to myself..except the solid dark, and the now-and-then glares. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 2 Jan. 2/3 Her entertainments consist of an occasional feminine luncheon party, and a now-and-then-dinner of eight to which the other sex is invited. 1995 Denver Post 27 Aug. i12/4 Pure pop for now-and-then people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1762
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