fitful

fitful

1. epäsäännöllinen, puuskittainen, katkonainen, oikukas

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fitful

murtunut, rikkinäinen, särkynyt, puuskittainen, katkonainen, epäsäännöllinen, epävakaa, hajanainen, satunnainen, sporadinen.

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fitful englanniksi

1. irregular Irregular; unsteady; characterized by fits.

His breathing was fitful.

2. 1605, Shakespeare, Macbeth, s:The Tragedy of Macbeth/Act III|act III

... Duncan is in his grave;

After life's fitful fever he sleeps well;

3. 1851, w:Herman Melville|Herman Melville, Moby Dick, s:Moby-Dick/Chapter 123|chapter 123

The cabin lamp—taking long swings this way and that— was burning fitfully, and casting fitful shadows upon the old man’s bolted door ...

4. 2012, The Economist, http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21565270-britain-emerges-its-second-recession-four-years-don’t-say-“green-shoots” The economy: Don’t say “green shoots”

So fitful has Britain’s economy been that any good news is understandably snatched at.

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