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adjective
1.
pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms.
2.
resembling a spasm or spasms; sudden but brief; sporadic: spasmodic efforts at reform.
3.
given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
Also, spas·mod·i·cal.
Origin:
1675–85; < Medieval Latin spasmodicus < Greek spasmṓd(ēs) spasmodic (derivative of spasmós spasm; see -ode1) + Latin -icus -ic
1675–85; < Medieval Latin spasmodicus < Greek spasmṓd(ēs) spasmodic (derivative of spasmós spasm; see -ode1) + Latin -icus -ic
Related forms
spas·mod·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·spas·mod·ic, adjective, noun
post·spas·mod·ic, adjective
un·spas·mod·ic, adjective
un·spas·mod·i·cal, adjective
EXPANDun·spas·mod·i·cal·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. occasional, intermittent, periodic, fleeting.
2. occasional, intermittent, periodic, fleeting.
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Spasmodic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- Violence still occurs, but it is spasmodic and much reduced.
- Sneeze: to make a sudden violent spasmodic audible expiration of breath through the nose and mouth, especially as a reflex act.
- The movie offers a grab bag of oddball characters who seem unfocused, and its visual rhythms are jerky and spasmodic.
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Word Origin & History
spasmodic
1681, from M.L. spasmodicus, from Gk. spasmodes "of the nature of a spasm," from spasmos (see spasm) + -odes "like."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
spasmodic spas·mod·ic (spāz-mŏd'ĭk)
adj.
Relating to, affected by, or having the character of a spasm; convulsive.
Happening intermittently; fitful.
Given to sudden outbursts of energy or of feeling; excitable.
spas·mod'i·cal·ly adv.
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