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spasmodic
adjective as in twitching, erratic
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Gruel says Pellicano is broke and nearly blind due to an eye condition called spasmodic blepharospasm.
He gasped a few times, then, gathering strength again, went on with that horrible spasmodic recitation.
A quick impulse that was somewhat spasmodic impelled her fingers to close in a sort of clutch upon his hand.
All at once I saw my comrade throw his hands up with a spasmodic gesture.
Very little of that unctuous spasmodic shouting, which used to characterise Wesleyanism, is heard in Lune-street Chapel.
Attempts in this direction were now not infrequent, but were necessarily spasmodic.
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On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to spasmodic, such as: bits and pieces, changeable, choppy, convulsive, desultory, and fitful.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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