| ADJECTIVE | all | spasmodic, convulsive, spastic | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions |
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| all | spasmodic, fitful | occurring in spells and often abruptly |
| Sounds | spaezmao'dihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm. | |
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| Example | "his body made a spasmodic jerk" | |
| Synonyms | convulsive, spastic | |
| Broader | unsteady | subject to change or variation |
| Spanish | convulsivo, espasmódico, espástico | |
| Adverbs | spasmodically | with spasms |
| Meaning | Occurring in spells and often abruptly. | |
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| Example | "spasmodic rifle fire" | |
| Synonym | fitful | |
| Broader | sporadic | recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances |
| Spanish | intermitente, irregular | |
| Catalan | intermitent, irregular | |
| Adverbs | spasmodically | in spurts and fits |
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