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fitful

adj.
US //ˈfɪtfəɫ// UK //fˈɪtfəl// fit·ful Archaic
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Origin

From fit (“convulsion, seizure; sudden burst of activity”) + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun).

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