单词 | spasmodic |
释义 | spasmodic —spasmodically, adv. /spaz mod"ik/, adj. 1. pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms. 2. resembling a spasm or spasms; sudden but brief; sporadic: spasmodic efforts at reform. 3. given to or characterized by bursts of excitement. Also, spasmodical. [1675-85; < ML spasmodicus < Gk spasmód(es) spasmodic (deriv. of spasmós SPASM; see -ODE1) + L -icus -IC] Syn. 2. occasional, intermittent, periodic, fleeting. |
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