He managed to stifle the spasmodic sobs of panic rising in his throat...
My husband's work was so spasmodic.
The tremor occurred in Bucharest, where buildings trembled spasmodically for forty-five seconds or so.
English dictionary. 2008.
Spasmodic — Spas mod ic, a. [Gr. ?; ? a convulsion + ? likeness: cf. F. spasmotique.] 1. (Med.) Of or pertaining to spasm; consisting in spasm; occuring in, or characterized by, spasms; as, a spasmodic asthma. [1913 Webster] 2. Soon relaxed or exhausted;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spasmodic — SPASMÓDIC, Ă, spasmodici, ce, adj. Privitor la spasm, specific spasmului; care se manifestă prin spasme, însoţit de spasme; spastic. – Din fr. spasmodique. Trimis de dante, 25.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 SPASMÓDIC adj. (med.) convulsiv, spastic.… … Dicționar Român
Spasmodic — Spas*mod ic, n. (Med.) A medicine for spasm. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spasmodic — index broken (interrupted), desultory, disjointed, disjunctive (tending to disjoin), intermittent, periodic, sporadic … Law dictionary
spasmodic — (adj.) 1681, from M.L. spasmodicus, from Gk. spasmodes of the nature of a spasm, from spasmos (see SPASM (Cf. spasm)) + odes like … Etymology dictionary
spasmodic — *fitful, convulsive Analogous words: *intermittent, alternate, recurrent, periodic: *irregular, unnatural: *abnormal, aberrant, atypical Contrasted words: *steady, even, constant, equable, uniform: regular, methodical, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
spasmodic — [adj] twitching, erratic bits and pieces*, changeable, choppy, convulsive, desultory, fitful, fits and starts*, intermittent, irregular, jerky, on again off again*, periodic, shaky, spastic, sporadic, spotty, spurtive, uncertain; concepts 482,530 … New thesaurus
spasmodic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts. 2) of or caused by a spasm or spasms. DERIVATIVES spasmodically adverb … English terms dictionary
spasmodic — [spaz mäd′ik] adj. [ModL spasmodicus < Gr spasm̄odēs < spasmos: see SPASM & OID] 1. of, having the nature of, like, or characterized by a spasm or spasms; sudden, violent, and temporary; fitful; intermittent 2. Rare highly emotional or… … English World dictionary
spasmodic — adj. 1 of, caused by, or subject to, a spasm or spasms (a spasmodic jerk; spasmodic asthma). 2 occurring or done by fits and starts (spasmodic efforts). Derivatives: spasmodically adv. Etymology: mod.L spasmodicus f. Gk spasmodes (as SPASM) … Useful english dictionary
