fitful

Definitions

Not regular or steady; intermittent.

Characterized by irregular bursts of activity or emotion.

Examples

After a long day of stress, he spent a fitful night tossing and turning in bed.

The engine made a fitful sputtering sound before finally dying on the side of the road.

Synonyms

intermittent sporadic erratic spasmodic irregular convulsive unsteady

Antonyms

steady constant continuous stable uninterrupted regular persistent