spasmatic

adjective

spas·​mat·​ic

(ˈ)spaz¦matik

variants or spasmatical

-tə̇kəl

: spasmodic

Word History

Etymology

Greek spasmat-, spasma spasm (from span to draw, pull, tear) + English -ic, -ical

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