1 happening suddenly for short periods of time; not regular or continuous:
a spasmodic interest in politics * There was spasmodic fighting in the area yesterday.
2 (technical) caused by your muscles becoming tight in a way that you cannot control:
spasmodic movements
spasmodically adverb:
Her involvement with the organization continued spasmodically for fifteen years. * His hand jerked spasmodically.
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In this entry, spasmodic is tagged as adjective.
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