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spasmodic

spas·mod·ic [ spaz móddik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. intermittent: occurring at uneven intervals

2. excitable: prone to sudden outbursts of emotion

3. affected by spasms: affected or characterized by spasms

4. resembling spasm: resembling a spasm in sudden brief intensity

[Late 17th century. < modern Latin spasmodicus< Greek spasmōdēs< spasmos (see spasm)]

spas·mod·i·cal·ly adverb
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