fitful

fit·ful  (ftfl)

adj.

Occurring in or characterized by intermittent bursts, as of activity; irregular. See Synonyms at periodic.

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fitful·ly adv.

fitful·ness n.

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fitful [ˈfɪtfʊl]

adj

characterized by or occurring in irregular spells fitful sleep

fitfully  adv

fitfulness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fitful - occurring in spells and often abruptly; "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire" spasmodic sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"
	2.	fitful - intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static" off-and-on, interrupted broken - not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs"

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fitful

adjective irregular, broken, disturbed, erratic, variable, flickering, unstable, uneven, fluctuating, sporadic, intermittent, impulsive, haphazard, desultory, spasmodic, inconstant He drifted off into a fitful sleep.
even, regular, constant, steady, uniform, predictable, systematic, orderly, unchanging, equable

Translations

fitful [ˈfɪtfʊl] ADJ [breeze, showers, gunfire] → intermitente; [breathing, progress] → irregular
she fell into a fitful sleep → se durmió pero no descansó bien
I passed a fitful night → dormí muy mal

fitful [ˈfɪtfʊl] adj

[progress] → intermittent(e)

[sleep] → agité(e)

fitful

adj → unbeständig; working, progress → stoßweise; sleep → unruhig; sun → launenhaft (geh); enthusiasm → sporadisch

fitful [ˈfɪtfʊl] adj → saltuario/a; (breeze, showers) → intermittente; (wind) → a raffiche; (sleep) → agitato/a