fit ‧ ful /ˈfɪtf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective
not regular, and starting and stopping often:
John awoke from a fitful sleep.
The peace talks only seem to be making fitful progress.
—fitfully adverb :
She slept fitfully.
fit ‧ ful /ˈfɪtf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective
not regular, and starting and stopping often:
John awoke from a fitful sleep.
The peace talks only seem to be making fitful progress.
—fitfully adverb :
She slept fitfully.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012