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SPASMODICALLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In spurts and fits

Example:

I began to write intermittently and spasmodically

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

spasmodic (occurring in spells and often abruptly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

With spasms

Example:

the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner

Synonyms:

jerkily; spasmodically

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

spasmodic (affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm)

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