adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Spasmodic displays of genius are evident in her music.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on, then spasmodic constriction of the larynx at night.
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From the library there was a broken murmur of voices, subdued and spasmodic as a funeral gathering.
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I was very prone to them at the time, mainly because I was undertaking only light and sometimes very spasmodic training.
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So while his competitors resorted to spasmodic mass layoffs and cutthroat bidding during economic downturns, Zack held his ground.
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The president's lobbying on behalf of his programme was uneven and spasmodic .
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The record is spasmodic and must be treated as such.
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We communicated in spasmodic shouts, for Archie was growing deaf and the wind outside was showing no sign of abatement.