1
a
: of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm
a spastic patient
b
: characterized by hypertonic muscles
spastic cerebral palsy
2
: spasmodic sense 2
a spastic influx of data
: an individual suffering from spastic paralysis
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Adjective
even after the formal surrender, spastic violence erupted in scattered quarters of the city
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Susannah Rosen, now 10 years old, has rare mutations in a gene called KIF1A, which is associated with intellectual disability, spastic limbs, and atrophy of nerve cells in the brain and eye.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
They are draped in raggedy blanketing, lurching on in various quasi-Zombie spastic movements.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 23 July 2024
Gavin has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and is non-mobile and non-verbal and the Anderson home needs major — and very expensive — renovations to make the house more comfortable for him, his family said.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Still, watch how quietly Stiller transitions Greg Focker from put-upon beta to the spastic, sputtering alpha he’s become world-famous for playing.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Susannah Rosen, now 10 years old, has rare mutations in a gene called KIF1A, which is associated with intellectual disability, spastic limbs, and atrophy of nerve cells in the brain and eye.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
They are draped in raggedy blanketing, lurching on in various quasi-Zombie spastic movements.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 23 July 2024
Gavin has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and is non-mobile and non-verbal and the Anderson home needs major — and very expensive — renovations to make the house more comfortable for him, his family said.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Spastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spastic. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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spastic
1 of 2 adjective
spas·tic
ˈspas-tik 
1
: of, relating to, or characterized by spasm
2
: affected with or marked by spasticity or spastic paralysis
a spastic patient
spastic hemiplegia
spastic
2 of 2 noun
: an individual affected by spastic paralysis
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