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fitfully

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fit·ful  (ftfl)
adj.
Occurring in or characterized by intermittent bursts, as of activity; irregular. See Synonyms at periodic.
fitful·ly adv.
fitful·ness n.
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Adv.1.fitfully - in a fitful manner; "he slept fitfully"
fitfully
adverb irregularly, on and off, intermittently, sporadically, off and on, erratically, in fits and starts, spasmodically, in snatches, desultorily, by fits and starts, interruptedly
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Spanish fitfully [ˈfɪtfəlɪ] adv → irregularmente;
to sleep fitfully → dormir a rachas
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The gale through the moaning trees Fitfully rushes.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
The wanton airs, from the tree-top, Laughingly through the lattice drop -- The bodiless airs, a wizard rout, Flit through thy chamber in and out, And wave the curtain canopy So fitfully -- so fearfully -- Above the closed and fringed lid
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
The cabin lamp --taking long swings this way and that --was burning fitfully, and casting fitful shadows upon the old man's bolted door, --a thin one, with fixed blinds inserted, in place of upper panels.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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