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spasmodical

spasmodical is the alternative form of spasmodic.

Meaning of spasmodic

Adjective

spasmodic (comparative more spasmodic, superlative most spasmodic)

  1. Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.
  2. Convulsive; consisting of spasms.
    • spasmodic asthma
  3. Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.
    • spasmodic zeal or industry
  4. Erratic or unsustained.
  5. Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse.

See all 6 meanings of spasmodic

Forms of spasmodical

comparativemore spasmodical
superlativemost spasmodical

Origin of spasmodical

From Latin spasmōdicus + -al.

Words formed from spasmodical

Questions about spasmodical

What is spasmodical the alternative form of?
Spasmodical is the alternative form of spasmodic.

Words near spasmodical in the dictionary

  1. spasmed
  2. spasmic
  3. spasming
  4. spasmings
  5. spasmodic
  6. spasmodical
  7. spasmodicality
  8. spasmodically
  9. spasmodicalness
  10. spasmodicity
  11. spasmodicness

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