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Spastic

//ˈspæstɪk// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
  3. 3
    Incompetent or physically uncoordinated. colloquial, derogatory, offensive
  4. 4
    Hyperactive or behaving erratically. colloquial, derogatory, offensive
Adjective
  1. 1
    affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm wordnet
  2. 2
    suffering from spastic paralysis wordnet
  3. 3
    relating to or characterized by spasm wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy. especially, offensive
  2. 2
    a person suffering from spastic paralysis wordnet
  3. 3
    A stupid, clumsy person. colloquial, derogatory, especially, offensive

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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