Definition of spastics Spastics

We found 3 definitions of spastics from 2 different sources.

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What does spastics mean?

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  • spastics (Noun)
    Plural of spastic.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: spastics

spastic - a person suffering from spastic paralysis

Adjective

spastic, spasticcer, spasticcest

spastic - suffering from spastic paralysis; "a spastic child"
  ill, sick presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"
spastic - relating to or characterized by spasm; "a spastic colon"; "spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"
spastic - affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"
  convulsive, spasmodic
  unsteady subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"
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  • spastic (Noun)
    A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy .
  • spastic (Noun)
    A stupid, clumsy person.
  • spastic (Adjective)
    Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
  • spastic (Adjective)
    Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
  • spastic (Adjective)
    Clumsy.
  • spastic (Adjective)
    Hyperactive, excited, and acting in a random manner.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • spastic (a.)
    Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.

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  • spastic, noun, singular of spastics.
  • spastic, adjective.

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