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spastically

/ˈspæstɪkəli/ adv

In a spastic way; accompanied by spasms.

Word Origin Spastic comes from Greek span 'to pull, draw' — the idea of a muscle pulling involuntarily. Spasm is a sudden pull, and spastic means relating to spasms, jerky. Spastically is the adverb: in a spastic manner. The root also gives us spasmodic (occurring in spasms). So spastically means moving with sudden, uncontrolled pulls.

adv In a spastic way; accompanied by spasms.

His arm moved spastically after the nerve injury.

(副词) 痉挛地；抽搐地

神经受伤后，他的手臂痉挛性地抽动。

(adverbio) De manera espástica; acompañado de espasmos.

Su brazo se movió de forma espástica después de la lesión nerviosa.

(adverbe) spasmodiquement; convulsivement; par spasmes [De manière spasmodique ; en étant accompagné de spasmes ou de contractions musculaires involontaires.]

Son bras bougeait spastically après la lésion nerveuse.

(Adverb) krampfartig; spastisch [auf krampfartige Weise; mit unwillkürlichen Muskelzuckungen.]

Sein Arm bewegte sich **spastically**, nachdem er sich den Nerv verletzt hatte.

(副詞) 痙攣するように、痙縮的に。

神経損傷の後、彼の腕は痙攣するように動いた。

(advérbio) espasticamente; de modo espástico [De maneira espástica; acompanhado de espasmos.]

Seu braço se movia de forma espástica após a lesão nervosa.

Synonyms: convulsively jerkily twitchingly spasmodically uncontrollably jerkingly fitfully Antonyms: smoothly steadily calmly gracefully
Word parts: spast + ic + al + ly

Related words

spasm spasmodic

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