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frequent

/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ adjective B1
  1. Done or occurring often; common. · I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.· There are frequent trains to the beach available.
  2. Occurring at short intervals.
  3. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.

Comparative frequenter · Superlative frequentest

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Three days passed thus, during which his prayers were frequent, if not heartfelt.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1086 · C1
They’re getting alarmingly frequent.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 267 · C1
The two youngest of the family, Catherine and Lydia, were particularly frequent in these attentions: their minds were more vacant than their sisters’, and when nothing better offered, a walk to Meryton was necessary to amuse their morning hours and furnish conversation for the evening; and, however bare of news the country in general might be, they always contrived to learn some from their aunt.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 30 · B2
The idea soon reached to conviction, as she observed his increasing civilities towards herself, and heard his frequent attempt at a compliment on her wit and vivacity; and though more astonished than gratified herself by this effect of her charms, it was not long before her mother gave her to understand that the probability of their marriage was exceedingly agreeable to _her_.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 99 · B2

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