Sekirov Dictionary

spasmodic

UK /spæzˈmɒd.ɪk/US /spæzˈmɑ.dɪk/

adjective 5
noun 1
forms 3

adjective5

Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.
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Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.
- The chin was heavy, the nostrils were low and wide, and the lower lip hung loosely except in his moments of spasmodic earnestness, when it shut like a steel trap. — 1900
Erratic or unsustained.
Convulsive; consisting of spasms.
Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.

noun1

A medicine for suppressing spasms.

forms

spasmodics · more spasmodic · most spasmodic

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