spasmodic

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Synonyms: spasmic, spasmodist, spasmatic, spasmodism, palmodic

Antonyms: spasmic, spasmodist, spasmatic, spasmodism, palmodic

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Adjective

1. Of or relating to a [[spasm#Noun|spasm]]; resembling a sudden [[contraction]] of the [[muscle#Noun|muscles]].
2. {{U|convulsive}}; consisting of spasms.
3. {{U|intermittent}} or [[fitful]]; occurring in [[abrupt]] [[burst#Noun|bursts]].
4. {{U|erratic}} or [[unsustained]].
5. Of or relating to the {{w|spasmodic poets}}, a group of [[British#Adjective|British]] [[Victorian]] [[poet]]s who wrote [[introspective]] [[drama]] in [[verse]].

Noun

1. A [[medicine]] for suppressing spasms.

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