MEANING
1. Involving sudden involuntary muscular contractions or movements.
2. Occurring irregularly in brief bursts rather than continuously.
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- spasmodic movement
- spasmodic contraction
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Spasmodic movements interrupted the stillness.
The doctor recorded a spasmodic contraction.
A spasmodic twitch moved the hand.
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- spasmodic
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Usage notes
Primary category: horror. Forms: More spasmodic; most spasmodic where gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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