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   fitful

   /ˈfɪtf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady: "a few hours' fitful sleep"

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   • 1. fitfulness noun

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   What does fitful mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FITFUL definition: 1. often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way: 2. often stopping…. Learn more.

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   What does fitfully mean in a sentence?

   • The adverb fitfully, which is great for describing this kind of on-and-off behavior, movement, or feeling, comes from the adjective fitful, which was used originally by Shakespeare to mean "suffering fits" and then by Romantic poets in the 18th century to mean "changing and shifting." "Fitfully."

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   What is a fitful night's sleep?

   • I had a fitful night's sleep: I woke up several times throughout the night. A fit is a disturbance that happens without warning, like a tantrum, tremor, or spasm. If something is fitful, it's "full of fits." A night at the opera is a night of fitful pleasures: the arias are cool, but the rest of the show is boring.

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   What is the difference between fitful and convulsive?

   • fitful, spasmodic, convulsive mean lacking steadiness or regularity in movement. fitful implies intermittence, a succession of starts and stops or risings and fallings. spasmodic adds to fitful the implication of rapid or violent activity alternating with inactivity. convulsive suggests the breaking of regularity or quiet by uncontrolled movement.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFITFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FITFUL definition: 1. often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way: 2. often stopping…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     FITFUL meaning: 1. often stopping and starting and not...

   • Znaczenie Fitful, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     fitful definicja: 1. often stopping and starting and not...

   • Fitful: Polish Translation

     FITFUL translate: niespokojny, przerywany. Learn more in the...

   • Fitful: Russian Translation

     fitful translate: прерывистый . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fitful in Traditional Chinese

     FITFUL translate: 斷斷續續的;一陣陣的;間歇的. Learn more in the...

   • Fitful in Simplified Chinese

     FITFUL translate: 断断续续的;一阵阵的;间歇的. Learn more in the...

   • Portuguese Translation

     FITFUL translate: agitado, irregular, intermitente. Learn...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     FITFUL 의미, 정의, FITFUL의 정의: 1. often stopping and starting...

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   The meaning of FITFUL is characterized by fits or paroxysms. How to use fitful in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fitful.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › fitfulFITFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FITFUL meaning: 1. often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way: 2. often stopping…. Learn more.

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   Fitful definition: coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly.. See examples of FITFUL used in a sentence.

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   A fit is a disturbance that happens without warning, like a tantrum, tremor, or spasm. If something is fitful, it's "full of fits." A night at the opera is a night of fitful pleasures: the arias are cool, but the rest of the show is boring.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFITFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something that is fitful happens for irregular periods of time or occurs at irregular times, rather than being continuous. Colin drifted off into a fitful sleep. The government is making slow and fitful progress in these negotiations.

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