Meaning & use
Fitfully
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In an irregular manner, with intermittent bursts of activity rather than a steady continuous pace.
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He slept fitfully all night, waking every hour or so.
Rain fell fitfully throughout the afternoon, never quite settling into a steady downpour.
A note on using this word
Derived from the noun fit, meaning a sudden brief spell, as in "a fit of coughing."
Words with a similar meaning
intermittentlysporadically
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Words with an opposite meaning
steadilycontinuously
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