spastic

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spastic

/ˈspastɪk/ UK
/ˈspæstɪk/ US

Rhymes with -æstɪk

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawing in”). By surface analysis, spasm + -tic. Cf. French spastique and see also spasm.

adjective more spastic · most spastic

Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
colloquial, derogatory, offensive, in the UK and Ireland Incompetent or physically uncoordinated.
colloquial, derogatory, offensive, in the UK and Ireland Hyperactive or behaving erratically.

noun spastics

especially, offensive, in the UK and Ireland A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.
colloquial, derogatory, especially, offensive, in the UK and Ireland A stupid, clumsy person. ‘Oi, Fleming, you spastic. Guess who I knobbed last night?’

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adj of, relating to, or affected by spasm

Français	spastique
Deutsch	spastisch
Italiano	spastico
Русский	спазмати́ческий spazmatíčeskij

adj of or relating to spastic paralysis

Français	handicapé moteur, spastique
Deutsch	spastisch
Italiano	spastico

noun person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy

Русский	спазма́тик spazmátik

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@misc{spastic_2026,
  title = {spastic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spastic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}