spasmodic
a . 抽筋;发作的
抽筋;发作的
spasmodic adj 1 :
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions ;
resembling a spasm ; "
convulsive motions "; "
his body made a spasmodic jerk "; "
spastic movements " [
synonym :
{
convulsive }, {
spasmodic }, {
spastic }]
2 :
occurring in spells and often abruptly ; "
fitful bursts of energy "; "
spasmodic rifle fire " [
synonym : {
fitful }, {
spasmodic }]
Spasmodic \
Spas *
mod "
ic \,
n . (
Med .)
A medicine for spasm .
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1913 Webster ]
Spasmodic \
Spas "
mod "
ic \,
a . [
Gr . ?; ?
a convulsion ?
likeness :
cf .
F .
spasmotique .]
1 . (
Med .)
Of or pertaining to spasm ;
consisting in spasm ;
occuring in ,
or characterized by ,
spasms ;
as ,
a spasmodic asthma .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Soon relaxed or exhausted ;
convulsive ;
intermittent ;
as ,
spasmodic zeal or industry .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Spasmodic croup } (
Med .),
an affection of childhood characterized by a stoppage of brathing developed suddenly and without fever ,
and produced by spasmodic contraction of the vocal cords .
It is sometimes fatal .
Called also {
laryngismus stridulus },
and {
childcrowing }.
{
Spasmodic stricture },
a stricture caused by muscular spasm without structural change .
See {
Organic stricture },
under {
Organic }.
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1913 Webster ]
239 Moby Thesaurus words for "
spasmodic ":
acute ,
adrift ,
afflictive ,
afloat ,
agonizing ,
aimless ,
alternating ,
amorphous ,
arrhythmic ,
atrocious ,
biting ,
broken ,
broken off ,
capricious ,
careening ,
casual ,
cataclysmic ,
catchy ,
changeable ,
changeful ,
changing ,
chopped -
off ,
choppy ,
convulsive ,
cramping ,
cruel ,
cyclical ,
decousu ,
desultory ,
deviable ,
deviating ,
deviative ,
deviatory ,
different ,
disarticulated ,
disastrous ,
disconnected ,
discontinued ,
discontinuous ,
discrete ,
disjunct ,
disjunctive ,
disordered ,
disorderly ,
dispersed ,
disproportionate ,
distressing ,
divaricate ,
divergent ,
diversified ,
diversiform ,
dizzy ,
eccentric ,
eclamptic ,
episodic ,
erose ,
erratic ,
excruciating ,
fast and loose ,
fickle ,
fidgety ,
fitful ,
flickering ,
flighty ,
flitting ,
fluctuating ,
formless ,
freakish ,
frivolous ,
giddy ,
gnawing ,
gratuitous ,
grave ,
griping ,
guttering ,
halting ,
haphazard ,
hard ,
harrowing ,
harsh ,
herky -
jerky ,
heteroclite ,
hit -
or -
miss ,
hurtful ,
hurting ,
immethodical ,
impetuous ,
impulsive ,
inchoate ,
incoherent ,
inconsistent ,
inconstant ,
indecisive ,
indiscriminate ,
infirm ,
intermittent ,
intermitting ,
interrupted ,
irregular ,
irresolute ,
irresponsible ,
jagged ,
jerking ,
jerky ,
jiggety ,
jumpy ,
lurching ,
mazy ,
meaningless ,
mercurial ,
misshapen ,
moody ,
motley ,
mutable ,
nonconformist ,
noncontinuous ,
nonlinear ,
nonsequential ,
nonserial ,
nonstandard ,
nonsymmetrical ,
nonsystematic ,
nonuniform ,
occasional ,
orderless ,
orgasmic ,
painful ,
parenthetic ,
paroxysmal ,
patchy ,
periodic ,
piercing ,
planless ,
pluralistic ,
poignant ,
promiscuous ,
pulsating ,
pungent ,
racking ,
ragged ,
rambling ,
random ,
restless ,
rough ,
roving ,
saltatory ,
scatterbrained ,
scrappy ,
seismic ,
senseless ,
severe ,
shapeless ,
sharp ,
shifting ,
shifty ,
shooting ,
shuffling ,
snatchy ,
spasmatic ,
spasmic ,
spasmodical ,
spastic ,
spineless ,
sporadic ,
spotty ,
stabbing ,
staggering ,
stinging ,
straggling ,
straggly ,
sudden ,
suspended ,
systemless ,
tormenting ,
torturous ,
twitchety ,
twitching ,
twitchy ,
unaccountable ,
unarranged ,
uncertain ,
unclassified ,
unconnected ,
uncontrolled ,
undependable ,
undirected ,
undisciplined ,
unequable ,
unequal ,
uneven ,
unfixed ,
ungraded ,
unjoined ,
unmethodical ,
unmetrical ,
unordered ,
unorganized ,
unorthodox ,
unpredictable ,
unregular ,
unreliable ,
unrestrained ,
unrhythmical ,
unsettled ,
unsorted ,
unstable ,
unstable as water ,
unstaid ,
unsteadfast ,
unsteady ,
unsuccessive ,
unsustained ,
unsymmetrical ,
unsystematic ,
ununiform ,
upheaving ,
vacillating ,
vagrant ,
vague ,
variable ,
variegated ,
variform ,
various ,
varying ,
veering ,
vellicative ,
vicissitudinary ,
vicissitudinous ,
volatile ,
wandering ,
wanton ,
wavering ,
wavery ,
wavy ,
wayward ,
whimsical ,
wishy -
washy ,
wobbling ,
wobbly
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SPASMODIC Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of SPASMODIC is relating to or affected or characterized by spasm How to use spasmodic in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Spasmodic
SPASMODIC Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com Spasmodic definition: pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms See examples of SPASMODIC used in a sentence
SPASMODIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary SPASMODIC definition: 1 happening suddenly for short periods of time and not in a regular way: 2 happening suddenly… Learn more
Spasmodic - definition of spasmodic by The Free Dictionary Relating to, affected by, or having the character of a spasm; convulsive 2 Happening intermittently; fitful: spasmodic rifle fire 3 Given to sudden outbursts of energy or feeling; excitable [New Latin spasmōdicus, from Greek spasmōdēs, from spasmos, spasm; see spasm ] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
SPASMODIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Something that is spasmodic happens suddenly, for short periods of time, and at irregular intervals He managed to stifle the spasmodic sobs of panic rising in his throat My husband's work was so spasmodic
spasmodic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . Definition of spasmodic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary happening suddenly for short periods of time; not regular or continuous There was spasmodic fighting in the area yesterday The training given was spasmodic and followed no organized pattern