ADJECTIVE | all | fitful, spasmodic | occurring in spells and often abruptly |
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all | fitful, interrupted, off-and-on | intermittently stopping and starting |
Sounds | fih'tfahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Occurring in spells and often abruptly. | |
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Example | "fitful bursts of energy" | |
Synonym | spasmodic | |
Broader | sporadic | recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances |
Spanish | intermitente, irregular | |
Catalan | intermitent, irregular | |
Nouns | fitfulness | the quality of being spasmodic and irregular |
Adverbs | fitfully | in a fitful manner |
Meaning | intermittently stopping and starting. | |
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Example | "fitful (or interrupted) sleep" | |
Synonyms | interrupted, off-and-on | |
Broader | broken | not continuous in space, time, or sequence / sequence or varying abruptly |
Spanish | interrumpido | |
Catalan | interromput | |
Nouns | fitfulness | the quality of being spasmodic and irregular |
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