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spasmodic

/spæzˈmɒd.ɪk/

noun

Meaning

  • A medicine for suppressing spasms.

Synonyms

antispasmodic

adjective

Meaning

  • Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.

  • Convulsive; consisting of spasms.

    "spasmodic asthma"

  • Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.

    "spasmodic zeal or industry"

  • Erratic or unsustained.

  • Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.

Synonyms

patchy,
stop-start