spasmodically
adverb
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
with spasms
the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adverb
in spurts and fits
I began to write intermittently and spasmodically
Related & opposite
- fitful derived from
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | jerking |
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | spasmodic |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | fitful |