fitful

== English == === Etymology === From fit (“convulsion, seizure; sudden burst of activity”) +‎ -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɪtf(ʊ)l/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɪtf(ə)l/ Hyphenation: fit‧ful === Adjective === fitful (comparative more fitful, superlative most fitful) (obsolete) Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures). (by extension) Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady. Synonyms: capricious, changeable, changing, erratic, shifting, spasmodic; see also Thesaurus:discontinuous Antonyms: unfitful; see also Thesaurus:continuous ==== Derived terms ==== fitfully fitfulness unfitful ==== Related terms ==== in fits and starts ==== Translations ==== === References ===