spasmodic
spas·mo·dic
adjective
1.
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
- “convulsive motions”
- “his body made a spasmodic jerk”
- “spastic movements”
Origin
From New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).
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