Spastic Definition

spăstĭk
adjective
Of, characterized by, affected with, or produced by a spasm.
Spastic colon.
Webster's New World
Afflicted with or involving spastic paralysis.
Webster's New World
Clumsy or inept.
American Heritage

(slang, pejorative) Hyperactive, excited, and acting in a random manner.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
A person with spastic paralysis.
Webster's New World
(slang, offensive) A stupid, clumsy person.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Spastic

Noun

Singular:
spastic
Plural:
spastics

Origin of Spastic

  • Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikos, “drawing in"). Confer French spastique and see also spasm.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin spasticus from Greek spastikos from spān to pull

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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