spasmodic
/spæzˈmɒd.ɪk//spæzˈmɑ.dɪk/
noun
- 1
A medicine for suppressing spasms.
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adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.
- 2
Convulsive; consisting of spasms.
“spasmodic asthma”
- 3
Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.
“spasmodic zeal or industry”
- 4
Erratic or unsustained.
- 5
Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.
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