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Vinony

spastic

noun

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adjective

  1. characterized by tightness, stiffness, or spasms
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈspastɪk/ / /ˈspæstɪk/

adj

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawing in”). By surface analysis, spasm + -tic. Cf. French spastique and see also spasm.

  1. Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
  2. Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
  3. Incompetent or physically uncoordinated.
  4. Hyperactive or behaving erratically.

noun

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawing in”). By surface analysis, spasm + -tic. Cf. French spastique and see also spasm.

  1. A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.
  2. A stupid, clumsy person.

    “‘Oi, Fleming, you spastic. Guess who I knobbed last night?’”

    “Jed Maxwell: See you next week then. We'll have that pint. Alan Partridge: Yep. Jed Maxwell: ...go and see my brother. Alan Partridge: No way, you big spastic! You're a mentalist!”