fitfully
adverb
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adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English fitful Middle English -ly English -ly English fitfully From fitful + -ly.
- In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily.
“He slept fitfully, plagued by bad dreams and a persistent cough.”
“The cabin lamp—taking long swings this way and that— was burning fitfully, and casting fitful shadows upon the old man’s bolted door […]”