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