spastic, adj.
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
convulsive spasmodic spastic
sample sentences
"convulsive motions""his body made a spasmodic jerk"
"spastic movements"
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derivationally related form
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similar to
suffering from spastic paralysis
<adj.all>
spastic
sample sentences
"a spastic child"
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derivationally related form
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similar to
relating to or characterized by spasm
<adj.pert>
spastic
sample sentences
"a spastic colon""spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"
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derived from/pertains to