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Spasmodic
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Meaning
Adj
●
Of or
relating
to a
spasm
;
resembling
a
sudden
contraction
of the muscles.
●
Convulsive;
consisting of
spasms.
●
Intermittent or
fitful
;
occurring
in
abrupt
bursts.
●
Erratic or unsustained.
●
Of or
relating
to the
spasmodic
poets
, a group of British Victorian
poets
who
wrote
introspective
drama
in verse.
Noun
●
A
medicine
for
suppressing
spasms.
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Origin
spasmodic
English
spasmodicus
Latin
σπασμώδης
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
σπασμός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Synonyms
Patchy
Stop-Start
Discontinuous
Antispasmodic
Related
Convulsive
Hypnotic
Convulsion
Spastic
Paroxysmal
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