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Dictionary: fit·ful   (fĭt'fəl) pronunciation
adj.
Occurring in or characterized by intermittent bursts, as of activity; irregular. See synonyms at periodic.

fitfully fit'ful·ly adv.
fitfulness fit'ful·ness n.

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Definition: irregular, sporadic
Antonyms: constant, continuous, regular, undisturbed, uneven, unvarying


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IN BRIEF: Restless.

pronunciation The soldiers spent a very fitful night as they waited for their orders to come with the dawn.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ustadig, som kommer i ryk

Nederlands (Dutch)
grillig, rusteloos, onregelmatig, met aanvallen/beroertes etc.

Français (French)
adj. - agité, capricieux, intermittent, changeant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unbeständig, launenhaft, unterbrochen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακανόνιστος, σπασμωδικός

Italiano (Italian)
capriccioso, incostante, saltuario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esporádico

Русский (Russian)
судорожный, порывистый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irregular, discontinuo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ryckig, ojämn, nyckfull

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
断断续续的, 间歇的, 一阵阵的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 斷斷續續的, 間歇的, 一陣陣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 변하기 쉬운, 단속적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 発作的な, 断続的な, 気まぐれな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تشنجي , متقطع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא סדיר, הפכפך‬


 
 
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