fitful
Adjective Satellite
- occurring in spells and often abruptly
- "fitful bursts of energy"
- intermittently stopping and starting
- "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"
Adj
- Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
- Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.
Adjective
- Irregular, intermittent, and lacking steadiness.
Examples
- His breathing was fitful.
- His Scrabble scores were FITFUL, alternating between bingos and blank turns.
- Troubled by her unfinished work, she fell into a fitful sleep.
Origin / Etymology
From fit (“convulsion, seizure; sudden burst of activity”) + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun).
Synonyms
interrupted, off-and-on, spasmodic, broken, capricious, catchy, changeable, changing, discontinuous, erratic, fitful, intermissive, intermittent, patchy, shifting, stop-start
Antonyms
broken, discontinuous, discrete, ending, intermittent, interrupted, stopped, unfitful
Scrabble Score: 12
fitful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfitful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fitful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary