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      • fitful From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fit‧ful /ˈfɪtfəl/ adjective not regular, and starting and stopping often John awoke from a fitful sleep. The peace talks only seem to be making fitful progress. —fitfully adverb She slept fitfully.
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  2. FITFUL definition: 1. often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way: 2. often stopping…. Learn more.

  3. FITFUL meaning: 1. often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way: 2. often stopping…. Learn more.

  4. The meaning of FITFUL is characterized by fits or paroxysms. How to use fitful in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fitful.

  5. Something that is fitful happens for irregular periods of time or occurs at irregular times, rather than being continuous. Colin drifted off into a fitful sleep. The government is making slow and fitful progress in these negotiations.

  6. Definition of fitful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective fitful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fit‧ful /ˈfɪtfəl/ adjective not regular, and starting and stopping often John awoke from a fitful sleep. The peace talks only seem to be making fitful progress. —fitfully adverb She slept fitfully.

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