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off and on

adverb

Meaning

  1. Intermittently.
  2. On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

on and off(English)fitful(English)interrupted(English)ashore(English)shiftingly(English)shoreward(English)up and down(English)hither and thither(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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