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[ fit-fuhl ] / ˈfɪt fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fitful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecoming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly. Origin of fitfulFirst recorded in 1595–1605; fit2 + -ful SYNONYMS FOR fitfulsporadic, intermittent, erratic, haphazard. SEE SYNONYMS FOR fitful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM fitfulfit·ful·ly, adverbfit·ful·ness, nounWords nearby fitfulfit, fit as a fiddle, fitch, Fitchburg, fitchew, fitful, fit in, fit like a glove, fitly, fitment, fitna Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fitfulThere have been fitful mutterings about Catalonia, the region of Spain where Barcelona is, seceding from Spain. Homage to Catalonia|Megan McArdle|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST So squandering away decades of a sterling credit rating over a “contentious and fitful process” will seem petty. Downgraded For Bad Behavior|John Solomon|August 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST He made some fitful attempts to calm down a bit, filling modest, collage-like monochromatic surfaces with angular shapes. Death of a Modernist Master|Simon Schama|July 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST The stress, compounded by fitful rest and sleepless nights, ages you quickly. Trust Me, Dominique, Don't Run|Mansfield Frazier|May 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Hossein breathed heavily as he fell in and out of a fitful sleep. When Everything Changed|Gayle Tzemach Lemmon|March 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST I have lived in a spiritual shadowland, dreaming elusive dreams, my better part stayed by the fitful vision of things unseen. The Belovd Vagabond|William J. Locke She is a very remarkable musician, that you know, and yet her talent is fitful. The Tyranny of the Dark|Hamlin Garland Just as the pale dawn was drawing the things about them into sight, the fitful barking of dogs came near again, and stopped. Tales of Space and Time|Herbert George Wells So the fitful calms and Elizabeth's love had not cured Frederick Brent's heart of its one eating disease, the desire for freedom. The Uncalled|Paul Laurence Dunbar Still pondering the problem, I did fall at last into a fitful travesty of sleep. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930|Various
British Dictionary definitions for fitful
adjectivecharacterized by or occurring in irregular spellsfitful sleep Derived forms of fitfulfitfully, adverbfitfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fitfulperiodic, spotty, desultory, intermittent, broken, capricious, catchy, changeable, disturbed, erratic, flickering, haphazard, hit-or-miss, impulsive, inconstant, interrupted, random, recurrent, restive, restless |