Explore Fitful through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like spasmodic or sporadic. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Fitful meaning
- Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
- Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.
Synonyms of Fitful
Using Fitful
- The main meaning on this page is: Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures). | Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.
- Useful related words include: spasmodic, sporadic, interrupted, off-and-on.
- In the example corpus, fitful often appears in combinations such as: the fitful, fitful and.
Context around Fitful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fitful
- In this selection, "fitful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, weather, defending and night stand out and add context to how "fitful" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after a fitful night of and and more fitful sleepers which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fitful" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fitful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After a fitful night of sleep, I resolved to go back and to beg Mechilla. (15 words)
The music goes through fitful episodes, with percolating riffs, pummeling percussion and gratingly dissonant clusters. (15 words)
The fitful weather made it difficult to procure the right volumes and quality of fruit and vegetables. (17 words)
He then earned his corn for second time early on the resumption to dash the Blues’ hopes of a lifeline after Juninho Bacuna profited from some fitful defending by Firpo. (30 words)
Both the young princess and the fitful and idiosyncratic process we call the were byproducts of Henry’s sexual whims and desperate desire for a male heir. (27 words)
Although in the end the United States won, this fitful and costly first military conflict exposed immediately some strains and ambiguities in the Framers’ constitutional compromises. (26 words)
How could that not be considered part of a “crusade,” even if a fitful and failing one? (17 words)
Example sentences (9)
The fitful weather made it difficult to procure the right volumes and quality of fruit and vegetables.
He then earned his corn for second time early on the resumption to dash the Blues’ hopes of a lifeline after Juninho Bacuna profited from some fitful defending by Firpo.
How could that not be considered part of a “crusade,” even if a fitful and failing one?
After a fitful night of sleep, I resolved to go back and to beg Mechilla.
The music goes through fitful episodes, with percolating riffs, pummeling percussion and gratingly dissonant clusters.
It can also be uncomfortable for children, making babies fussier and more fitful sleepers, which is stressful for parents.
Although in the end the United States won, this fitful and costly first military conflict exposed immediately some strains and ambiguities in the Framers’ constitutional compromises.
Both the young princess and the fitful and idiosyncratic process we call the were byproducts of Henry’s sexual whims and desperate desire for a male heir.
I like the teasing and the joking that goes on, the shy asymmetrical conversations, the fitful moments of mutual bewilderment and curiosity.
Common combinations with fitful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: