spasmodic
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spasmodic
- /spæzˈmɒd.ɪk/ UK
- /spæzˈmɑ.dɪk/ US
Where it comes from
From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).
adjective more spasmodic · most spasmodic
- 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.
noun spasmodics
- A medicine for suppressing spasms.
