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What does the adverb fitfully mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adverb fitfully . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of fitfully adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
uk / ˈfɪt.f ə l.i / us / ˈfɪt.f ə l.i / Add to word list. in a way that often stops and starts and is not regular or continuous: sleep fitfully She slept fitfully throughout the night and arose before dawn. He has appeared in public only fitfully in recent years. See. fitful. Fewer examples. It's a lively show, and fitfully funny.
FITFULLY meaning: 1. in a way that often stops and starts and is not regular or continuous: 2. in a way that often…. Learn more.
If you do something fitfully, you do it in restless or irregular way. When you're nervous about a big test the next day, you might sleep fitfully, tossing and turning.
An adverb tells you how something happens, like quickly and slowly. Find out more including adverbs examples in this Bitesize Primary KS2 English guide.
Filter. adverb. In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily. He slept fitfully, plagued by bad dreams and a persistent cough. Wiktionary. Synonyms: tremulously. tremblingly. skippingly. shudderingly. quiveringly. quaveringly. quakingly. flutteringly. Origin of Fitfully. fitful + -ly. From Wiktionary. Fitfully Sentence Examples.
