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fitful

/ˈfɪtfl/adjective

उच्चारण फ़िट्फ़ल

रुक-रुककर होने वाला, अनियमित, उखड़ा-उखड़ा

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adjective
  1. 1

    happening only for short periods; not continuous or regular

    रुक-रुककर होने वाला, अनियमित, उखड़ा-उखड़ा

    • She fell into a fitful sleep.
    • fitful bursts of rain
    • The engine gave a few fitful coughs and stopped.

    Synonyms intermittent sporadic erratic broken disturbed

    Opposite continuous steady constant regular

◇Word family
fitfully adverbfit noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Usage: fitful most often goes with sleep, as in 'a fitful sleep', meaning sleep that is often broken.

Usage में fitful सबसे अधिक sleep के साथ आता है, जैसे 'a fitful sleep', जिसका अर्थ बार-बार टूटने वाली नींद है।