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31Fitfulness — 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 …
32fitfully — fitful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ active or occurring intermittently; not regular or steady. DERIVATIVES fitfully adverb fitfulness noun …
33fitfulness — fitful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ active or occurring intermittently; not regular or steady. DERIVATIVES fitfully adverb fitfulness noun …
34gust — n. fitful; strong gusts (the wind was blowing in fitful gusts) * * * [gʌst] strong gusts (the wind was blowing in gust) fitful …
35intermittent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fitful, off and on, recurrent; periodic, discontinuous, interrupted, broken; flickering. See irregularity, discontinuance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. periodic, alternate, shifting, coming and going …
36interrupted — adjective 1. discontinued temporarily we resumed the interrupted discussion • Similar to: ↑discontinued 2. intermittently stopping and starting fitful (or interrupted) sleep off and on static • Syn: ↑fitful …
37off-and-on — adjective intermittently stopping and starting fitful (or interrupted) sleep off and on static • Syn: ↑fitful, ↑interrupted • Similar to: ↑broken • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
38fit´ful|ness — fit|ful «FIHT fuhl», adjective. going on and then stopping for a while; irregular: »fitful conversation. She had a fitful sleep during the storm. After life s fitful fever he sleeps well (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): spasmodic. ╂[< fit2 + ful]… …
39fit´ful|ly — fit|ful «FIHT fuhl», adjective. going on and then stopping for a while; irregular: »fitful conversation. She had a fitful sleep during the storm. After life s fitful fever he sleeps well (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): spasmodic. ╂[< fit2 + ful]… …
40fit|ful — «FIHT fuhl», adjective. going on and then stopping for a while; irregular: »fitful conversation. She had a fitful sleep during the storm. After life s fitful fever he sleeps well (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): spasmodic. ╂[< fit2 + ful]… …