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 | ||