adv
Meaning 1
In a spasmodic manner; intermittently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
spasmodically
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CMU ARPABET: S P AE0 Z M AO1 D IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in spurts and fits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I began to write intermittently and spasmodically
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
with spasms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jerkily
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English spasmodic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English spasmodically From spasmodic + -ally.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: spasme — in a spasmodic manner