English adjective: spastic | |||
1. | spastic relating to or characterized by spasm | ||
Samples | A spastic colon. Spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy. | ||
2. | spastic suffering from spastic paralysis | ||
Samples | A spastic child. | ||
Similar | ill, sick | ||
Antonyms | well | ||
3. | spastic affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm | ||
Samples | Convulsive motions. His body made a spasmodic jerk. Spastic movements. | ||
Synonyms | convulsive, spasmodic | ||
Similar | unsteady | ||
Antonyms | steady | ||
English noun: spastic | |||
1. | spastic (person) a person suffering from spastic paralysis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | paralytic | ||