clonic

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɒnɪk/

Etymology

clonus +‎ -ic

Adjective

clonic (comparative more clonic, superlative most clonic)

1. Pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms.
   • 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

     Hospital attendants stand by to drag the children off, drooling, screaming, having clonic convulsions.

Antonyms

• tonic

Translations

having irregular, convulsive spasms

• German: klonisch
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• Hungarian: rángásos

Anagrams

• Concil.