| 单词 | spasmodic |
| 释义 | spasmodic[ spaz-mod-ik ] / spæzˈmɒd ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spasmodic ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivepertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms. resembling a spasm or spasms; sudden but brief; sporadic: spasmodic efforts at reform. given to or characterized by bursts of excitement. Sometimes spas·mod·i·cal . Origin of spasmodic1675–85; <Medieval Latin spasmodicus<Greek spasmṓd(ēs) spasmodic (derivative of spasmósspasm; see -ode1) + Latin -icus-ic SYNONYMS FOR spasmodic2 occasional, intermittent, periodic, fleeting. SEE SYNONYMS FOR spasmodic ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM spasmodicWords nearby spasmodicsparver, spar with, spasm, spasm band, spasmo-, spasmodic, spasmodic dysmenorrhea, spasmodist, spasmolysis, spasmolytic, spasmophilia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spasmodicBritish Dictionary definitions for spasmodicspasmodic rarely spasmodical/ (spæzˈmɒdɪk) / adjectivetaking place in sudden brief spells of or characterized by spasms Derived forms of spasmodicspasmodically, adverbWord Origin for spasmodicC17: New Latin, from Greek spasmos spasm Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for spasmodicspasmodic [ spăz-mŏd′ĭk ] adj.Relating to, affected by, or having the character of a spasm; convulsive. Happening intermittently; fitful. Given to sudden outbursts of energy or of feeling; excitable. Other words from spasmodicspas•mod′i•cal•ly adv.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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