# spasmodic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /spæzˈmɒd.ɪk/ · frequency rank #85,799

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.
2. Convulsive; consisting of spasms.
3. Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.
4. Erratic or unsustained.
5. Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.

## Etymology
From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).

## Source
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