spastic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin spasticus < Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikos), “‘drawing in’”). Confer French spastique and see also spasm.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈspastɪk/
• (US) IPA: /ˈspæstɪk/
• Rhymes: -æstɪk

[edit] Adjective

spastic (comparative more spastic, superlative most spastic)

1. (pathology) Of, related to, or affected by spasm.
2. (pathology) Of or related to spastic paralysis.
3. (slang, pejorative) Clumsy.
4. (slang, pejorative) Hyperactive, excited, and random manner.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

spastic (plural spastics)

1. A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.
2. (slang, pejorative) A clumsy person; see spazz.
3. (slang, pejorative) One who is hyperactive.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• spack
• spacker
• spaz, spazz

[edit] References

• spastic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “spastic” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001