spastic

spastic is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.
2. noun. a person suffering from spastic paralysis
3. adjective. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm

   "convulsive motions"

   "his body made a spasmodic jerk"

   Synonyms: convulsive, spasmodic

4. adjective. suffering from spastic paralysis

   "a spastic child"

5. adjective. relating to or characterized by spasm

   "a spastic colon"

   "spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"

Synonyms

convulsive, spasmodic

Common word forms

spastics, spasticity

Words from these letters

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