fitfully fit·ful·ly adv

fitfully fit·ful·ly adv
['fɪtfəlɪ]
(work) in modo discontinuo

to sleep fitfully — avere il sonno agitato


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  • Fitfully — Fitful Fit ful, a. [From 7th {Fit}.] Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable. [1913 Webster] After life s fitful fever, he sleeps well. Shak. {Fit ful*ly}, adv. {Fit ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The victorious trumpet peal Dies …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fitful — Fit ful, a. [From 7th {Fit}.] Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable. [1913 Webster] After life s fitful fever, he sleeps well. Shak. {Fit ful*ly}, adv. {Fit ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The victorious trumpet peal Dies… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fitfulness — Fitful Fit ful, a. [From 7th {Fit}.] Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable. [1913 Webster] After life s fitful fever, he sleeps well. Shak. {Fit ful*ly}, adv. {Fit ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The victorious trumpet peal Dies …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fitful — fit|ful [ˈfıtfəl] adj not regular, and starting and stopping often ▪ John awoke from a fitful sleep . ▪ The peace talks only seem to be making fitful progress. >fitfully adv ▪ She slept fitfully …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fitful — fitfully, adv. fitfulness, n. /fit feuhl/, adj. coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly. [1595 1605; FIT2 + FUL] Syn. sporadic, intermittent, erratic, haphazard. * * * …   Universalium

  • fitful — [fit′fəl] adj. [ FIT2 + FUL] characterized by irregular or intermittent activity, impulses, etc.; spasmodic; restless fitfully adv. fitfulness n …   English World dictionary

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