intercadent, a.
(-ˈkeɪdənt)
[inter- 2 a.]
Irregular or uneven in rhythm; spec. in Path. Characterized by intercadence (see prec.).
| 1837 Carlyle Misc., Mirabeau (1872) V. 237 The bitter ugliness, the intercadent step, the trenchant breathless blown-up precipitation. 1887 Syd. Soc. Lex., Intercadent, exhibiting the phenomena of intercadence. |