fitful
coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly.
Origin of fitful
1Other words for fitful
Other words from fitful
- fit·ful·ly, adverb
- fit·ful·ness, noun
Words Nearby fitful
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How to use fitful in a sentence
Meanwhile, Mikhail had had several fitful starts before he finally rebuilt his career as an entrepreneur.
What It’s Like for Ukrainians Forced to Flee Russian Invasions Twice in 8 Years | Sasha Vasilyuk | March 31, 2022 | TimeAfter months of fitful supply, India’s Covid-19 vaccination program has finally reached a happy momentum.
India is making a tough choice between global and domestic responsibility for Covid-19 vaccines | Manavi Kapur | September 13, 2021 | QuartzEvery day we spent 16 hours on small dugout canoes and then got eight hours of fitful sleep on the deck of a Melanesian sea craft.
There have been fitful mutterings about Catalonia, the region of Spain where Barcelona is, seceding from Spain.
So squandering away decades of a sterling credit rating over a “contentious and fitful process” will seem petty.
He made some fitful attempts to calm down a bit, filling modest, collage-like monochromatic surfaces with angular shapes.
The stress, compounded by fitful rest and sleepless nights, ages you quickly.
Hossein breathed heavily as he fell in and out of a fitful sleep.
It was still raining—a gray day with fitful showers that never entirely ceased but only varied in intensity.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyDown below there are only fitful puffs now and then, telling of something else in store.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneIn the fitful firelights gleam they could see three shadowy figures crossing the creek.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankIn the soft wind the myrtle rustled faintly, and on the roses at our feet the dew-drops glinted in fitful splendor.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe CarteretI hope he slept better than I did, for my own night was a series of fitful, restless tossings.
The Diary of Philip Westerly | Paul Compton
British Dictionary definitions for fitful
/ (ˈfɪtfʊl) /
characterized by or occurring in irregular spells: fitful sleep
Derived forms of fitful
- fitfully, adverb
- fitfulness, noun
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