Spasmodic

Quick meaning: Spasmodic is an adjective meaning Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. Convulsive; consisting of spasms.
2. Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.
3. Erratic or unsustained.
4. Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.
5. A medicine for suppressing spasms.

Example Sentences

spasmodic asthma

spasmodic zeal or industry

The chin was heavy, the nostrils were low and wide, and the lower lip hung loosely except in his moments of spasmodic earnestness, when it shut like a steel trap.

Kennedy’s vocal rasp is not caused by an infection or respiratory condition. Instead, he has spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological condition in which the muscles that open and close his vocal cords spasm involuntarily, creating a strained or strangled quality to his speech.

Word Forms

• spasmodics

Synonyms for spasmodic

Depending on context, synonyms include patchy, stop-start, broken, fitful, ragged, catchy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spastic, convulsive, fitful, unsteady, sporadic, spasmodical.

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