spastic

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
2. Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
3. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Incompetent or physically uncoordinated.
4. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Hyperactive or behaving erratically.

Noun

1. (especially, offensive) A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.
2. (colloquial, derogatory, especially, offensive) A stupid, clumsy person.

Conceptes

espasmòdic

paràlisi espasmòdica

espàstic

Sinònims

spasmodic

convulsive

jerky

cripple

jumpy

lame

mongoloid

paralysed

spasm

supercaffeinated

crippled

fitful

hyperactive

Traduccions

spastisch

spastico

spasmodique

spastique

spasmodico

Spastiker

spastisch

espasmódico

σπασμωδικός

convulsivo

spasmodisch

krampachtig

spasmatisch

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈspastɪk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb francès: spastique

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawing in”). By surface analysis, spasm + -tic + -spas(m). Cf. French spastique and see also spasm.