spasmodic
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
convulsive motions
Related & opposite
- spasticity derivation
- convulse derivation
- convulse derivation
- unsteady similar to
Sense 2 adjective
occurring in spells and often abruptly
fitful bursts of energy
Related & opposite
- fitfulness derivation
- sporadic similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spasticity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | convulse |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | convulse |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsteady |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fitfulness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sporadic |