fitful
Example Sentences
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No other Victorian poet could have brought off such a fitful and obsessive work; no one else could have sustained such music and emotion for more than 100 pages.
On the morning of a school field trip, Danny woke from a fitful dream.
From Literature
Sánchez tried to get some sleep, but it was a fitful rest.
From Los Angeles Times
We dressed for the day, then returned to bed for a couple of hours of fitful sleep, ready to go when we needed to.
From Los Angeles Times
We dressed for the day, then returned to bed for a couple hours of fitful sleep, ready to go when we needed to.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
