Fitful

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Occurring in or characterized by intermittent bursts, as of activity; irregular. See Synonyms at periodic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Irregular; unsteady; characterized by fits.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Varied by irregular fits of action and repose; occurring or marked by fits and starts; spasmodic; capricious; changeable; checkered: as, a fitful disease or mood; a fitful life or career.
  • Synonyms Irregular, variable, unstable.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. intermittently stopping and starting
  • adj. occurring in spells and often abruptly
  • Equivalent
    broken    sporadic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    intermittent    spasmodic    feverish    uncertain    fleeting    capricious    unsteady    erratic    restless    momentary