fitful sleep
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sleep — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 condition of rest ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ light ▪ much needed ▪ I m off to bed for some much needed sleep. ▪ adequate … Collocations dictionary
fitful — adjective Date: 1592 1. obsolete characterized by fits or paroxysms 2. having an erratic or intermittent character ; irregular • fitfully adverb • fitfulness noun Synonyms: fitful, spasmodic … New Collegiate Dictionary
fitful — [[t]fɪ̱tfʊl[/t]] ADJ Something that is fitful happens for irregular periods of time or occurs at irregular times, rather than being continuous. Colin drifted off into a fitful sleep... The government is making slow and fitful progress in these… … English dictionary
fitful — fit|ful [ˈfıtfəl] adj not regular, and starting and stopping often ▪ John awoke from a fitful sleep . ▪ The peace talks only seem to be making fitful progress. >fitfully adv ▪ She slept fitfully … Dictionary of contemporary English
sleep — Synonyms and related words: KO, annihilation, ataraxia, ataraxy, bane, be caught napping, be neglectful, be negligent, beauty sleep, beddy bye, bedtime, biological death, blackout, blanket drill, bye bye, calmness, catalepsy, catatonia, catatony … Moby Thesaurus
fitful — fit|ful [ fıtfəl ] adjective starting and stopping often: fitful sleep ╾ fit|ful|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fitful — UK [ˈfɪtf(ə)l] / US [ˈfɪtfəl] adjective starting and stopping often fitful sleep Derived word: fitfully adverb … English dictionary
fitful — [ˈfɪtf(ə)l] adj starting and stopping often fitful sleep[/ex] fitfully adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fitful — fit•ful [[t]ˈfɪt fəl[/t]] adj. having a spasmodic character; recurring irregularly: fitful sleep[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605 fit′ful•ly, adv. fit′ful•ness, n … From formal English to slang
sleep — I n. 1) to induce sleep 2) to get (enough) sleep 3) deep, heavy, profound, sound; fitful; light; restful sleep 4) (misc.) to go to sleep; to walk in one s sleep; to put to sleep ( to kill ); ( to make unconscious ); to lose sleep over ( to worry… … Combinatory dictionary
fitful — adj. Fitful is used with these nouns: ↑night, ↑sleep … Collocations dictionary
