fitful

• Описывает что-то нерегулярное, прерывистое или характеризующееся внезапными началами и остановками.

Describes something that is irregular, intermittent, or characterized by sudden starts and stops.

1. Irregular or intermittentC1formal

   Occurring in short, irregular, or unpredictable bursts; not steady or continuous.

   Прерывистый

   • The patient had a fitful sleep, waking up every hour.
   • The conversation was fitful, with long pauses between sentences.
   • The engine made a fitful noise before finally starting.

   Synonymsbrokendiscontinuouserraticintermittentirregularspasmodicsporadicunsteady

   Antonymsconstantcontinuousevenregularsteadyuniform