SPASMODICALLY
Dictionary entry overview: What does spasmodically mean? • SPASMODICALLY (adverb)
The adverb SPASMODICALLY has 2 senses:
1. with spasms
2. in spurts and fits
Familiarity information: SPASMODICALLY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SPASMODICALLY (adverb)
Meaning:
With spasms
Synonyms:
jerkily; spasmodically
Context example:
the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner
Pertainym:
spasmodic (affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm)
Meaning:
In spurts and fits
Context example:
I began to write intermittently and spasmodically
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