Spasmodic
[spæz'mɒdɪk] or [spæz'mɑdɪk]
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to spasm; consisting in spasm; occuring in, or characterized by, spasms; as, a spasmodic asthma.
(a.) Soon relaxed or exhausted; convulsive; intermittent; as, spasmodic zeal or industry.
(n.) A medicine for spasm.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Convulsive, fitful.
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Examples
- He was seated on the ice, making spasmodic efforts to smile; but anguish was depicted on every lineament of his countenance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Counterfeiting a sneeze to cover their movements, Mr Wegg, with a spasmodic 'Tish-ho! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Of course her approach always galvanized him to new and spasmodic life: the game of romps was sure to be exacted. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- There was a spasmodic abandonment about it as if, in allowing herself to utter the sound the woman's brain had authorized what it could not regulate. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Gradually his contortions became spasmodic, lessening by degrees until they ceased entirely. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The forces of upheaval have been spasmodic; the forces of wearing down continuous. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mr Venus takes gulps of hot tea, shutting his eyes at every gulp, and opening them again in a spasmodic manner; but does not commit himself to assent. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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