Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a spastic manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Spasmodically.
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- adverb In a
spastic way; accompanied byspasms .
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Examples
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She tried to get up, but only succeeded in spastically kicking Marcus’s desk.
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I'm kind of spastically bouncing in my chair right now because of all the ridiculously mouth-watering duck pictures!
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Residents spoke of a “dancing cat disease,” where previously healthy cats began to spastically convulse and then drop dead.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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When I first saw Kate Wronowski spastically dancing, I was afraid that she would be unconvincing as the eleven year old, Janice.
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(July/August 2008 Atlantic) argued that the information-dense, hyperlink-rich, spastically churning Internet medium is effectively rewiring our brains, making it harder for us to engage in deep, relaxed contemplation.
Get Smarter 2009
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Residents spoke of a “dancing cat disease,” where previously healthy cats began to spastically convulse and then drop dead.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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When I first saw Kate Wronowski spastically dancing, I was afraid that she would be unconvincing as the eleven year old, Janice.
Tony Bartolone: Sacred Fools Crumble LA Theatre Tony Bartolone 2011
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When I first saw Kate Wronowski spastically dancing, I was afraid that she would be unconvincing as the eleven year old, Janice.
Tony Bartolone: Sacred Fools Crumble LA Theatre Tony Bartolone 2011
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(July/August 2008 Atlantic) argued that the information-dense, hyperlink-rich, spastically churning Internet medium is effectively rewiring our brains, making it harder for us to engage in deep, relaxed contemplation.
Get Smarter 2009
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Residents spoke of a “dancing cat disease,” where previously healthy cats began to spastically convulse and then drop dead.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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