spastic
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikos, “drawing in”). Confer French spastique and see also spasm.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
spastic (comparative more spastic, superlative most spastic)
- (pathology) Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
- (pathology) Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
- (slang, pejorative) Clumsy.
- (slang, pejorative) Hyperactive, excited, and random manner.
[edit] Translations
of or relating to spastic paralysis
hyperactive, excited, and random manner
[edit] Noun
spastic (plural spastics)
- A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.
- (slang, offensive) A stupid, clumsy person.
[edit] Translations
person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy
one who is hyperactive
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] References
- spastic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “spastic” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
