Definition of fitful Fitful

/fɪˈtfʌl/ - [fitful] - fit•ful

We found 4 definitions of fitful from 3 different sources.

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What does fitful mean?

WordNet

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Adjective

fitful, fitfuller, fitfullest

fitful - intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static"
  interrupted, off-and-on
  broken physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"
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"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • fitful (a.)
    Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable.

Part of speech

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  • fitful, adjective.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

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