spasmodic[adjective]Synonyms: sporadic, convulsive, erratic, fitful, intermittent, irregular, jerky
Contrasted words: continual, continuous, uninterrupted
Related Words: spurtive [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
spas‧mod‧ic /spæzˈmɒdɪk $ -ˈmɑː-/
adjective[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: spasmodicus, from Greek spasmos; ⇒ spasm]
1. happening for short irregular periods, not continuously:
spasmodic machine gun fire2. formal or
medical of or relating to a muscle spasm:
a spasmodic cough—spasmodically /-kli/
adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲