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spasmodic

adj.
US //spæzˈmɔdɪk// UK //spæzmˈɒdɪk// spas·mod·ic
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Origin

From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).

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