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spasmodic

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9 lettersPronunciation /spæzˈmɒd.ɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acdimopssStarts with SEnds with C0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. occurring in spells and often abruptly

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • spasmodic asthma
  • spasmodic zeal or industry
  • The chin was heavy, the nostrils were low and wide, and the lower lip hung loosely except in his moments of spasmodic earnestness, when it shut like a steel trap.

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