spasmodic.
Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.
Meaning & usage
Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.
Convulsive; consisting of spasms.
spasmodic asthma
Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.
spasmodic zeal or industry
Erratic or unsustained.
Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.
Where this word comes from
From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).
A medicine for suppressing spasms.
Where this word comes from
From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).
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