Fitful
Pronunciation : Fit"ful
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [From 7th Fit.]
Definition : Defn: Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable. After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well. Shak. -- Fit"ful*ly, adv. -- Fit"ful*ness, n. The victorius trumpet peal Dies fitfully away. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913