spasmodicallyadv.

/spazˈmɒdɪkəli/

Etymology: -ly suffix².

1. Pathology. By means of, with the accompaniment of, a spasm or spasms.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [adverb] > with spasms or cramps

spasmodically1710

spastically1862

1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 251 The use of this [sc. julep] is indicated..when the Spirits..are spasmodically exploded.

1764 Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 11 The Temporal and Masseter muscles..were tense, hard, and spasmodically affected.

1814 J. Burns Princ. Midwifery (ed. 3) 391 The uterus may contract spasmodically.

1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 683 On attempting to take fluids, they..were..spasmodically rejected.

a. In a jerky or sudden manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adverb] > spasmodically

hickingly1607

spasmodically1839

galvanically1849

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xl. 394 Poor Noggs..moved spasmodically in his chair.

1864 F. W. Robinson Mattie III. 114 Causing innumerable articles in the glass cases thereon to jump spasmodically with the shock.

b. With convulsive effort or violence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adverb] > convulsively

convulsively1796

spasmodically1841

convulsedly1903

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > with convulsive violence

convulsively1796

spasmodically1841

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes iv. 198 A human soul is seen clinging spasmodically to an Ark of the Covenant.

1851 T. De Quincey Ld. Carlisle on Pope in Tait's Edinb. Mag. May 311/2 Pope obeyed, spasmodically, an overmastering febrile paroxysm.

1880 F. Marryat Fair-haired Alda II. i. 23 She clung to him spasmodically.

3. By fits and starts; irregularly, intermittently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > intermittently

by (formerly also at) startsc1422

startmeal?c1422

off and on1535

every otherwhile1542

by, or in, snatches1577

by fits and turns1583

by halves and fits1583

one time with another1591

fit-meal1593

by fits and spurts1605

planetarily?1609

scatteredly1612

startinglya1616

by snaps1631

intermittingly1654

from space to space1658

on and off1668

at (by) intervals1744

cessantly1746

by spells1788

fitfully1792

by fits and spasms1797

everylikea1800

intermittently1800

intermittedly1829

interjectionally1837

jerkily1839

at seasons1850

sporadically1852

parenthetically1860

spasmodically1877

snatchily1880

variously1892

1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography xii. 190 The steam generally issues spasmodically.

1882 Standard 30 Dec. 2/2 If rates went up for a few days they did so spasmodically.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 599 The men then gradually go off to sleep, breaking out now and again spasmodically into little rows over a pipe.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	spasmodically
释义	spasmodicallyadv. /spazˈmɒdɪkəli/ Etymology: -ly suffix². 1. Pathology. By means of, with the accompaniment of, a spasm or spasms. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [adverb] > with spasms or cramps spasmodically1710 spastically1862 1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 251 The use of this [sc. julep] is indicated..when the Spirits..are spasmodically exploded. 1764 Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 11 The Temporal and Masseter muscles..were tense, hard, and spasmodically affected. 1814 J. Burns Princ. Midwifery (ed. 3) 391 The uterus may contract spasmodically. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 683 On attempting to take fluids, they..were..spasmodically rejected. 2. a. In a jerky or sudden manner. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adverb] > spasmodically hickingly1607 spasmodically1839 galvanically1849 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xl. 394 Poor Noggs..moved spasmodically in his chair. 1864 F. W. Robinson Mattie III. 114 Causing innumerable articles in the glass cases thereon to jump spasmodically with the shock. b. With convulsive effort or violence. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adverb] > convulsively convulsively1796 spasmodically1841 convulsedly1903 the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > with convulsive violence convulsively1796 spasmodically1841 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes iv. 198 A human soul is seen clinging spasmodically to an Ark of the Covenant. 1851 T. De Quincey Ld. Carlisle on Pope in Tait's Edinb. Mag. May 311/2 Pope obeyed, spasmodically, an overmastering febrile paroxysm. 1880 F. Marryat Fair-haired Alda II. i. 23 She clung to him spasmodically. 3. By fits and starts; irregularly, intermittently. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > intermittently by (formerly also at) startsc1422 startmeal?c1422 off and on1535 every otherwhile1542 by, or in, snatches1577 by fits and turns1583 by halves and fits1583 one time with another1591 fit-meal1593 by fits and spurts1605 planetarily?1609 scatteredly1612 startinglya1616 by snaps1631 intermittingly1654 from space to space1658 on and off1668 at (by) intervals1744 cessantly1746 by spells1788 fitfully1792 by fits and spasms1797 everylikea1800 intermittently1800 intermittedly1829 interjectionally1837 jerkily1839 at seasons1850 sporadically1852 parenthetically1860 spasmodically1877 snatchily1880 variously1892 1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography xii. 190 The steam generally issues spasmodically. 1882 Standard 30 Dec. 2/2 If rates went up for a few days they did so spasmodically. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 599 The men then gradually go off to sleep, breaking out now and again spasmodically into little rows over a pipe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adv.1710
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