spastic

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

spasmodic

convulsive

jerky

cripple

jumpy

lame

mongoloid

paralysed

spasm

supercaffeinated

crippled

fitful

hyperactive

Translations

spastisch

spastico

spasmodique

spastique

spastisch

Spastiker

spasmodico

σπασμωδικός

espasmódico

krampachtig

spasmatisch

espasmòdic

spasmodisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspastɪk/

Etymology

Cognate with French: 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.