spasmodic

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.
2. Convulsive; consisting of spasms.
3. Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.
4. Erratic or unsustained.
5. Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.

Noun

A medicine for suppressing spasms.

Concepten

spasmodisch

spastisch

met betrekking tot kramp

krampachtig

bij vlagen

Synoniemen

convulsive

fitful

spastic

intermittent

irregular

jerky

jumpy

nonuniform

occasional

patchy

periodic

puffy

shaky

snatchy

sporadic

suddenly

unsystematic

convulsant

jerky 1

agitated

spasmic

emotional

erratic

excited

fleeting

high-strung

Vertalingen

spasmodique

espasmódico

spasmodico

espasmódico

espasmòdic

krampfartig

convulsivo

spastisch

sprunghaft

σπασμωδικός

krampfhaft

spasmatisch

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/spæzˈmɒd.ɪk/

Etymologie (Engels)

From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).