Fitful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɪtf(ʊ)l/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fitful is an adjective meaning (by extension) Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.
Meaning
(by extension) Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
Example Sentences
His breathing was fitful.
Troubled by her unfinished work, she fell into a fitful sleep.
So fitful has Britain’s economy been that any good news is understandably snatched at.
Like the figures on arras, that gloomily glare Stirred by the breath of the wintry air, So seen by the dying lamp's fitful light, Lifeless, but life-like, and awful to sight; […]
Synonyms for fitful
Depending on context, synonyms include capricious, changeable, changing, erratic, shifting, spasmodic.
Antonyms for fitful
Common opposites include amaranthine, solid, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spasmodic, broken, off-and-on, sporadic, interrupted, convulsive.
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