fitfully
/ˈfɪtf(ə)li
/ /ˈfɪtfʊli/adverb
Not regularly or continuously; intermittently: he slept fitfully...
- I had thought earlier that I might be able to get to sleep, but after 2 hours of trying fitfully, I am giving in.
- But they remain startlingly original, if only fitfully funny.
- The engine didn't so much pull as tug fitfully at the wheels.
Synonyms
intermittently, sporadically, spasmodically, irregularly, patchily, discontinuously, erratically, in/by fits and starts, in snatches;
variably, unevenly, disconnectedly, unsteadily, on and off, off and on