spas·mod·ic
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| 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. |
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spasmodically
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adj.
[New Latin spasmōdicus, from Greek spasmōdēs, from spasmos, spasm; see spasm.] spas·mod'i·cal·ly adv. |
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| spasmodically | |
adverb | |
| 1. | with spasms; "the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner" |
| 2. | in spurts and fits; "I began to write intermittently and spasmodically" |
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