spasmodic

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adjective

1. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions;
resembling a spasm (Freq. 1)
- convulsive motions
- his body made a spasmodic jerk
- spastic movements
• Syn:
convulsive, spastic
• Similar to:
unsteady
• Derivationally related forms:
spasticity (for: spastic), convulse (for: convulsive)
2. occurring in spells and often abruptly
- fitful bursts of energy
- spasmodic rifle fire
• Syn:
fitful
• Similar to:
sporadic
• Derivationally related forms:
fitfulness (for: fitful)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fitful, convulsive, spastic