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Synonyms for spasmodically
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : spaz-mod-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : spæzˈmɒd ɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for spasmodically
- aimlessly
- ambiguously
- any which way
- anyhow
- as a rule
- at intervals
- at regular intervals
- at short intervals
- at times
- brokenly
- by fits and starts
- by ordinary
- by turns
- chaotically
- confusedly
- customarily
- disconnectedly
- discontinuously
- disjointedly
- drunkenly
- eccentrically
- every now and then
- frantically
- frenziedly
- habitually
- helter-skelter
- illegibly
- illogically
- in many instances
- in quick succession
- in snatches
- incomprehensibly
- indistinctly
- ineptly
- jerkily
- many a time
- much
- not infrequently
- not seldom
- now and again
- occasionally
- off and on
- oft
- oftentimes
- ofttimes
- ordinarily
- out of sequence
- over and over
- periodically
- randomly
- recurrently
- slapdash
- sloppily
- spasmodically
- sporadically
- successively
- thick and fast
- time and again
- uncertainly
- unclearly
- uncommonly
- unevenly
- unintelligibly
- unmethodically
- unpunctually
- unrecognizably
- unsystematically
- usually
- very often
- wildly
- willy-nilly
Définition of spasmodically
Origin :- 1681, from Medieval Latin spasmodicus, from Greek spasmodes "of the nature of a spasm," from spasmos (see spasm) + -odes "like."
- As in irregularly : adv intermittently
- As in incoherently : adv inarticulately
- As in frequently : adv commonly, repeatedly
- He clutched at it spasmodically, to be sure it was still safe.
- Extract from : « At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern » by Myrtle Reed
- Sylvia drew away from Runyon, not spasmodically, but as if she were moving in her sleep.
- Extract from : « Children of the Desert » by Louis Dodge
- For the lad caught him spasmodically by the arm with both hands.
- Extract from : « The Lost Middy » by George Manville Fenn
- "My luck is serving me to-day," the newcomer went on spasmodically.
- Extract from : « The Woman in Black » by Edmund Clerihew Bentley
- He extended his arm, and moved it spasmodically to encourage them.
- Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Complete » by John Galsworthy
- Then she saw Margaret, smiled at her spasmodically, and yawned again.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by Francis Marion Crawford
- Spasmodically, he set his fangs in a viselike tightening of his grip.
- Extract from : « Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories » by Albert Payson Terhune
- If He is merciful at all He cannot be merciful only spasmodically, erratically, or temporarily.
- Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Song of Solomon » by Walter Adeney
- Then spasmodically she thought of something to say which seemed more intimate.
- Extract from : « A Little Princess » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Spasmodically The Gray Phantom pressed the receiver closer to his ear.
- Extract from : « The Gray Phantom » by Herman Landon
Antonyms for spasmodically
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