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fitful

[ fit-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits fit or by spells; recurring irregularly.

    Synonyms: haphazard, erratic, intermittent, sporadic



fitful

/ ˈfɪtfʊl /

adjective

  1. characterized by or occurring in irregular spells

    fitful sleep



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Derived Forms

  • ˈfitfulness, noun
  • ˈfitfully, adverb

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Other Words From

  • fitful·ly adverb
  • fitful·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fitful1

First recorded in 1595–1605; fit 2 + -ful

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Example Sentences

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.

Down below there are only fitful puffs now and then, telling of something else in store.

In the fitful firelights gleam they could see three shadowy figures crossing the creek.

In the soft wind the myrtle rustled faintly, and on the roses at our feet the dew-drops glinted in fitful splendor.

I hope he slept better than I did, for my own night was a series of fitful, restless tossings.

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