¹spastic

adjective spas·tic \ˈspas-tik\

medical : relating to or affected with spasms

: suffering from cerebral palsy or a similar disease that causes uncontrolled movements

: having movements like spasms : clumsy or awkward

Full Definition of SPASTIC

a : of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm <a spastic patient>

b : characterized by hypertonic muscles <spastic cerebral palsy>

: spasmodic 2 <a spastic influx of data>

— spas·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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Origin of SPASTIC

Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos drawing in, from span

First Known Use: 1753

Related to SPASTIC

Synonyms: aperiodic, casual, catchy, choppy, discontinuous, episodic (also episodical), erratic, intermittent, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, fitful, sporadic, spotty, unsteady

Antonyms: constant, continuous, habitual, periodic, regular, repeated, steady

Rhymes with SPASTIC

drastic, mastic, nastic, plastic

²spastic

noun

Definition of SPASTIC

: one suffering from spastic paralysis

First Known Use of SPASTIC

1896

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