fitfully

fit·ful (f

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.

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 The sun shone fitfully.

Translations

fitfully [ˈfɪtfəlɪ] ADV [work] → de manera irregular; [sleep] → muy mal
he dozed fitfully → echó alguna que otra cabezada
the candle burned fitfully → la llama de la vela parpadeaba

fitfully [ˈfɪtfʊli] adv

[sleep] → de façon intermittente

[shine] → de façon discontinue

fitfully

adv sleep → unruhig; progress → stoßweise; work → sporadisch; the sun shone fitfully → die Sonne kam vereinzelt durch; she slept only fitfully → sie wachte immer wieder auf

fitfully [ˈfɪtfəlɪ] adv (work) → in modo discontinuo
to sleep fitfully → avere il sonno agitato

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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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