[noun] [C], [adjective] [not gradable] taboo - (a person who is) suffering from cerebral palsy (= a condition of the body which makes it difficult to control the muscles)(dated) My sister is (a) spastic.The Spastics Society in Britain changed their name to SCOPE in 1994.Children sometimes describe other children as spastic, to mean that they are foolish or not very skilful.
SPASTIC
Meaning of SPASTIC in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012