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[ adjective ] affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm

Examples

"convulsive motions" "his body made a spasmodic jerk" "spastic movements"

Related terms

unsteady

2
[ adjective ] suffering from spastic paralysis

Examples

"a spastic child"

Related terms

ill

3
[ adjective ] relating to or characterized by spasm

Examples

"a spastic colon" "spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"

Related terms

spasm

4
[ noun ] a person suffering from spastic paralysis

Related terms

paralytic

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