Etymology

fitful

fit·ful
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Today it means: Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures). Full definition →

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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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