fitful
adjective
coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly.
fitfulness
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a word derived from
fitful.
Example Sentences
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Cunningham’s big project has always revolved around examining time’s fitfulness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
Some of fusion’s fitfulness is innate to the design of doughnut-shaped tokamak reactors.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 22, 2022
I expected maybe an hour’s worth of sleep and a lot of fitfulness.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2014
"Flirting" also echoes the "twirling" of the leaf, suggesting a similar playfulness and fitfulness.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2012
Always doing or undoing something 37 Habitual fitfulness 38 Self-importance 40 Henry and Wolsey: Which led?
From Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period by Furneaux Jordan
