fitful

• Décrit quelque chose d'irrégulier, d'intermittent ou caractérisé par des arrêts et des départs soudains.

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.

   irrégulier, intermittent

   • 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.

   Synonymesbrokendiscontinuouserraticintermittentirregularspasmodicsporadicunsteady

   Antonymesconstantcontinuousevenregularsteadyuniform