parox'ysmally
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paroxysm (ˈpærəkˌsɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an uncontrollable outburst: a paroxysm of giggling |
| 2. | pathol |
| a. a sudden attack or recurrence of a disease | |
| b. any fit or convulsion | |
| [C17: via French from Medieval Latin paroxysmus annoyance, from Greek paroxusmos, from paroxunein to goad, from | |
| parox'ysmal | |
| —adj | |
| parox'ysmic | |
| —adj | |
| parox'ysmally | |
| —adv | |
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