fitful
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- occurring in spells and often abruptly
- "fitful bursts of energy"
- intermittently stopping and starting
- "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"
Adj
- Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
- Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.
Origin / Etymology
From fit (“convulsion, seizure; sudden burst of activity”) + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun).
Synonyms
broken, capricious, catchy, changeable, changing, discontinuous, erratic, fitful, intermissive, intermittent, interrupted, off-and-on, patchy, shifting, spasmodic, stop-start
Antonyms
broken, discontinuous, discrete, ending, intermittent, interrupted, stopped, unfitful
Scrabble Score: 12
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