spastic
/spæstɪk/
adjectivenoun
7 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1
Affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm.
“spastic movements”
2
NOUNSuffering from spastic paralysis.
“a spastic child”
1
OTHERA person suffering from spastic paralysis.
1
Relating to or characterized by spasm.
“a spastic colon”
“spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy”
WORD FORMS
Related formspasticity
Related formspastic paralysis
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withS … C
Syllablesspas · tic
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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