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Occasional vs Interminable - What's the difference?

occasional | interminable |

As adjectives the difference between occasional and interminable

is that occasional is occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time while interminable is existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.

occasional

English

Adjective

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  • Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time.
  • Not very often.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=7 citation , passage=The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.}}
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  • Created for a specific occasion.
  • Intended for use as the occasion requires.
  • Acting in the indicated role from time to time.

    • Derived terms

    {{der3, occasionally , occasional table}}

    interminable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.