fitfully

About 0.33 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adverb In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily.

   He slept fitfully, plagued by bad dreams and a persistent cough.

Similar words

unsteadily erratically unsteadfastly restlessly unrhythmically wamblingly unrestfully irregularly stumblingly unstably

Often followed by

and in on through to at for from as

Word family

fitful fitfulness fitfulnesses