fitful

Other forms of fitful

comparative

fitfuller·

superlative

fitfullest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fitful

What does fitful mean?

fitful means "occurring in spells and often abruptly". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fitful?

fitful has 2 syllables: fit-ful. The stress falls on "fit". In IPA it is /ˈfɪtfəl/.

What is another word for fitful?

Close synonyms include spasmodic, interrupted, off-and-on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fitful a common word?

fitful is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.