fitfully

fitfully
Synonyms and related words:
at haphazard, at intervals, at irregular intervals, at random, brokenly, by catches, by chance, by fits, by jerks, by skips, by snatches, capriciously, carelessly, desultorily, disconnectedly, discontinuously, eccentrically, erratically, flutteringly, haltingly, haphazardly, here and there, hit or miss, in snatches, in spots, inconstantly, indiscriminately, infrequently, intermittently, irregularly, jerkily, lurchingly, nonuniformly, occasionally, off and on, patchily, per saltum, promiscuously, quakingly, quaveringly, quiveringly, randomly, roughly, saltatorily, shakily, shudderingly, skippingly, sloppily, spasmodically, sporadically, spottily, tremblingly, tremulously, uncertainly, unevenly, unmethodically, unpredictably, unrhythmically, unsteadily, unsystematically, variably, waveringly, whimsically, willy-nilly, wobblingly

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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

  • fitfully — adverb In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily. He slept fitfully, plagued by bad dreams and a persistent cough …   Wiktionary

  • fitfully — adv. Fitfully is used with these verbs: ↑doze, ↑sleep …   Collocations dictionary

  • fitfully — fitful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ active or occurring intermittently; not regular or steady. DERIVATIVES fitfully adverb fitfulness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • fitfully — adverb in a fitful manner he slept fitfully • Derived from adjective: ↑fitful …   Useful english dictionary

  • fitfully — adverb see fitful …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fitfully — See fitful. * * * …   Universalium

  • fitfully — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. intermittently, erratically, restlessly, off and on; see irregularly …   English dictionary for students

  • fitfully — adv. irregularly; intermittently; sporadically …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fitfully — ad. 1. Irregularly, capriciously, in a fitful manner. 2. At intervals, by fits, by starts, by turns, intermittently, flickeringly …   New dictionary of synonyms

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