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If one undertakes retrospection of the day's events, one must do it regularly at the appointed hour, not fitfully, not doing it today, neglecting to do it tomorrow and the day after and then taking it up again on the fourth day. Such irregular practice is not conducive to the confirmation of the habit of retrospection.
Mahavira

Meaning of "fitfully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FITFULLY

fitfully  [ˈfɪtfʊlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FITFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fitfully is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FITFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fitfully in the English dictionary

The definition of fitfully in the dictionary is in a way which is not restful because you keep waking. Other definition of fitfully is in a way which is characterized by or occurs in irregular spells.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FITFULLY


artfully
ˈɑːtfʊlɪ
delightfully
dɪˈlaɪtfʊlɪ
despitefully
dɪˈspaɪtfʊlɪ
disrespectfully
ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfʊlɪ
eventfully
ɪˈvɛntfʊlɪ
fatefully
ˈfeɪtfʊlɪ
gratefully
ˈɡreɪtfʊlɪ
hatefully
ˈheɪtfʊlɪ
insightfully
ɪnˈsaɪtfʊlɪ
regretfully
rɪˈɡretfʊlɪ
respectfully
rɪˈspɛktfʊlɪ
rightfully
ˈraɪtfʊlɪ
spitefully
ˈspaɪtfʊlɪ
sprightfully
ˈspraɪtfʊlɪ
tactfully
ˈtæktfʊlɪ
tastefully
ˈteɪstfʊlɪ
thoughtfully
ˈθɔːtfʊlɪ
uneventfully
ˌʌnɪˈvɛntfʊlɪ
unrightfully
ʌnˈraɪtfʊlɪ
wastefully
ˈweɪstfʊlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FITFULLY

fit note
fit out
fit the bill
fit to be tied
fit up
fit-up
fitch
fitchet
fitchew
fitful
fitfulness
fitly
fitment
fitna
fitness
fitness centre
fitness fanatic
fitness instructor
fitness programme
fitness room

WORDS THAT END LIKE FITFULLY

awfully
beautifully
bully
carefully
faithfully
forcefully
fully
gracefully
hopefully
lawfully
painfully
peacefully
playfully
powerfully
skillfully
successfully
thankfully
truthfully
unmercifully
unsuccessfully
wonderfully

Synonyms and antonyms of fitfully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FITFULLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fitfully» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fitfully

Translation of «fitfully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FITFULLY

Find out the translation of fitfully to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fitfully from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fitfully» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

断断续续地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a ratos
570 millions of speakers

English

fitfully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fitfully
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشكل متقطع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

урывками
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fitfully
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রহিয়া রহিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

par à-coups
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersungguh-sungguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unruhig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

断続的に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

급작스럽게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fitfully
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thất thường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fitfully
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तंतोतंत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fitfully
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fitfully
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niespokojnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

уривками
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intermitențe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπασμωδικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongestendig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fitfully
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urolig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fitfully

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FITFULLY»

The term «fitfully» is regularly used and occupies the 84.184 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fitfully

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2 QUOTES WITH «FITFULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fitfully.
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Mahavira
If one undertakes retrospection of the day's events, one must do it regularly at the appointed hour, not fitfully, not doing it today, neglecting to do it tomorrow and the day after and then taking it up again on the fourth day. Such irregular practice is not conducive to the confirmation of the habit of retrospection.
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Anthony Minghella
I work fitfully, in hope rather than in expectation, invent methods which last a week, and fill notebooks with tiny, illegible writing which often defies my own attempts to decipher it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FITFULLY»

Discover the use of fitfully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fitfully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Aging Fitfully: Preserving Functional Fitness Regardless of ...
This book is organized into three sections, Part One: Talking About It, Part Two: Doing It, and Appendix: Here to Help (Tools and References).
Sherri Evenson, 2009
2
The Sound of Waves
“What do you mean by that 'fitfully, fitfully'?” “ 'Fitfully, fitfully' means 'fitfully, fitfully' —that's what!” “Maybe it's a mistake for 'flitfully, flitfully.' ” “That's it! If you'd said 'it flies flitfully, fiitfully'—then that would've made some sense.” “Who's this Verlaine  ...
Yukio Mishima, 2013
3
Explaining Syntax: Representations, Structures, and Computation
*In the room slept fitfully Robin. c. d. Remember Robin? Well, in the room slept fitfully. . .robin! e. In the room slept fitfully the students in the class who had heard about the social psych experiment that we were about to perpetrate. f. In the room  ...
Peter W. Culicover, 2013
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Language, Cognition, and the Brain: Insights From Sign ...
For example, ASL signers accept MAN OLD SLEEP-FITFULLY ('The old man sleeps fitfully') as a well-formed sentence, but they judge OLD SLEEPFITFULLY MAN as ill-formed. This judgment is not based on meaning— signers judge IDEA  ...
Karen Emmorey, 2001
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Advances in Comparative Germanic Syntax
Into the room walked Robin carefully. b. *In the room slept Robin fitfully. c. In the room slept __ fitfully [the students in the class who has heard about the social psych experiment that we were about to perpetrate]. (83) a. *La stessa proposta fece ...
Artemis Alexiadou, 2009
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The Red Wing Sings
as. It. Fitfully. Blows. “Freedom and fear are at war.” — President George W. Bush , addressing the American nation, September 20, 2001 “ — and fear is winning.” — the Author ~ The Andersons sped toward an undetermined destination ...
Tom Omstead, 2011
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LIFE
Flowers. that. flopped. fitfully. in. the. breeze. 21 Great Tobaccos make 20 Wonderful Smokes/ Chesterfield King tastes ... A few — plants, not children — emitted strange, pallid flowers which flopped fitfully in the breeze a few weeks and then, ...
8
Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology
We think, indeed, that the " present age," — the age which includes Sir Walter Scott as the representative of prose fiction, has been, and is, especially alive with poetry. Poetry not dead indeed ! Her voice heard " only faintly and fitfully !" Does ...
Forbes Winslow, 1853
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
There are three classes of men-the positively strong, the fitfully strong, and the positively weak. In no circumstances do men of the first class require consolation, for in no circmnstances can they be profoundly wretched. Men of the second class ...
10
Historical Manual of English Prosody
Rhyme appears fitfully ; regular iambic and trochaic rhythm more fitfully ; alliteration most fitfully of all. The 1 Examples of all this will be found in the Scanned Survey and in the Glossaries and Form-lists of Book IV. various sections are ...
George Saintsbury, 1919

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FITFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fitfully is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Big Science' is Pulitzer winner Michael Hiltzik's readable account of …
... the baby cyclotron, resembling "whisky flasks run over by a truck" and "small enough to fit in the palm of the hand," was running fitfully. It bore ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
2
Review: '7 Days In Hell' Starring Andy Samberg And Kit Ha | The …
Aaron Williams' outrageous behavior is only fitfully amusing, and the various levels of his fall from grace as he hits bottom, before rising again ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
3
Wells huff and puff but chase falls short
Wells was badly missed on 38, and the stand persisted fitfully, despite the attentions of Paddy Sadler, who collected 4-39 in three spells. «Kent and Sussex Courier, Jul 15»
4
Greeks just want to keep what they've got
Fitfully, I think, capable politicians do understand this. Margaret Thatcher did in her earlier years sense the need to reward even undeserving ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Wilmington crime fight needs more than tech
The department is fitfully following those recommendations. The commission also suggested more crime-investigation training and technology ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
6
A little of the 'Minions' go a long way - Visalia Times-Delta
The little, yellow, gibberish-talking creatures that were the best things about the "Despicable Me" movies get the spotlight in "Minions," a fitfully ... «Visalia Times-Delta, Jul 15»
7
Wimbledon 2015: Fans' favourites Murray and Federer set up 2012 …
While he continues to play, they will continue to sleep, fitfully, on the ground. But now space in that 48-hour line has just as big an army of fans ... «The Sport Review, Jul 15»
8
3 Ways to Feel Less Anxious About Money
By the numbers, the economy is fitfully improving, and the stock market is downright ebullient. Still, evidence is everywhere that Americans are under money ... «Money, Jul 15»
9
The Car in the Lot
Sleep comes slowly, fitfully, painfully. I love her. I miss her. And the world will never know what it lost. What those two bullets took away. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
You'll never understand Greece from a God's eye view
Fitfully, I think, capable politicians do understand this. Margaret Thatcher did in her earlier years sense the need to reward even undeserving ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»

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