spastic
spastic · more spastic · most spastic
спазматический
spastisch
Of, relating to, or affected by spasmOf, relating to, or affected by spasm.
UK/ˈspastɪk/US/ˈspæstɪk/
Meaning
4 sensesOf, relating to, or affected by spasm.
spastisch
спазмати́ческийspazmatíčeskij
relating to or characterized by spasm
Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
spastisch
suffering from spastic paralysis
(colloquial, derogatory, offensive)Incompetent or physically uncoordinated.
(colloquial, derogatory, offensive)Hyperactive or behaving erratically.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
of, relating to, or affected by spasm:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of, relating to, or affected by spasm:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawingLearned borrowing from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawing in”). By surface analysis, spasm + -tic. Cf. French spastique and see also spasm.
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Forms
more spastic, most spastic| Comparative | more spastic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most spastic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm:convulsivespasmodic
Word family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form