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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spasmodic/spazˈmɒdɪk/
▶adjective
  • 1 occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts.
  • 2 of or caused by a spasm or spasms.
– derivatives
spasmodically adverb.
– origin C17: from mod. L. spasmodicus, from Gk spasmōdēs, from spasma (see spasm).



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