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    [Adjective]  | "spas*mod*ic" | \ spaz-ˈmä-dik \


    1: relating to or affected or characterized by spasm

    2: resembling a spasm especially in sudden violence

    3: acting or proceeding fitfully : intermittent


    Origin: circa 1681 ;

     New Latin spasmodicus, from Greek spasmōdēs, from spasmos;

    [Adjective]  | "spasmodic" 


    1: lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence;


      * e.g., " ... spasmodic problems that we will have to deal with as they crop up "





    2: easily excited by nature;


      * e.g., " ... a talk show host who was famed for his edgy, spasmodic manner "





     [ "Spasmodic" ]

    1: Sudden and violent but brief, fitful, intermittent

      * e.g.,  ... "Excuse me, Sir, but can you tell me why my hand is being spasmodic right now? It won't stop twitching." The stick-shift car with the first-time driver inside appeared to be spasmodic to bystanders. 

     [ "Spasmod" ]

    1:  An abbreviation for Spasmodically_Insane. One of the most screwed up people you will ever meet. Better then any Platano...

      * e.g.,  ... "SPASMOD what are you doing?" 

     [ "spasmodically" ]

    1: something that happens on and off

      * e.g.,  ... here and there through the city, machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night, spasmodically... 

     [ "spasmodic dysphobia" ]

    1: Weird-sounding speech-impediment that causes periodic bouts of uncaring behavior towards fellow humans.

      * e.g.,  ... Maine Congresswoman Susan Collins is apparently no longer "the people's senator" (if she even actually WAS ever for us to begin with, which is doubtful!) --- she takes big money from mega-biz interests, votes against the basic interests of "the little guy", and to top it all off, she TALKS FUNNY! Sounds like a classic case of spasmodic dysphobia to me. 

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