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| spas·mod·ic [ spaz móddik ] |
adjective |
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1. intermittent: occurring at uneven intervals
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2. excitable: prone to sudden outbursts of emotion
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3. affected by spasms: affected or characterized by spasms
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4. resembling spasm: resembling a spasm in sudden brief intensity
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| [Late 17th century. < modern Latin spasmodicus< Greek spasmōdēs< spasmos (see spasm)] |
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  spas·mod·i·cal·ly adverb |
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