What does fitfully mean?
Fitfully means In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily..
He slept fitfully, plagued by bad dreams and a persistent cough.
The cabin lamp—taking long swings this way and that— was burning fitfully, and casting fitful shadows upon the old man’s bolted door […]
The train for Marmion left Boston at four o'clock in the afternoon, and rambled fitfully toward the southern cape, while the shadows grew long in the stony pastures […]
We shivered miserably throughout the night. Now and again fitfully slept, but the pain of the cold always aroused me.
Use fitfully when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fitfully means In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily..
Common synonyms include in fits and starts, fitfully, discontinuously, intermittently.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He slept fitfully, plagued by bad dreams and a persistent cough.
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