spasmodic

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

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

Переводы

spasmodique

espasmódico

spasmodico

espasmódico

espasmòdic

σπασμωδικός

krampfartig

convulsivo

spastisch

sprunghaft

krampfhaft

spasmodisch

spastisch

Произносится как (IPA)

/spæzˈmɒd.ɪk/

Этимология (Английский)

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