discontinuousdis‧con‧tin‧u‧ous /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs◂/ adjective formal

- Psychotic illness itself is frequently a discontinuous event and mostly inimical to organised thought.
- Somehow, a continuous process-natural selection-has given rise to discontinuous entities called species.
- The discontinuous change constitutes a scientific revolution.
- The wave can not be discontinuous.
- Yet others had correctly calculated that they were too old or their employment patterns too discontinuous to be eligible for pensions.
adjectivecontinualcontinued ≠ discontinuedcontinuous ≠ discontinuousnouncontinuation ≠ discontinuationcontinuity ≠ discontinuityadverbcontinuallycontinuouslyverbcontinue ≠ discontinue