1 (medical or old-fashioned) having or caused by CEREBRALPALSY, an illness which makes it difficult for sb to control their muscles and movements. Using this word is now often considered offensive:
spastic children * spastic reactions
2 (informal) an offensive word, sometimes used by children to mean 'stupid'
spastic noun
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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