n.
Pronunciation: ' spas-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos drawing in, from span
Date: 1753
1 a : of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with or as if with spasm <a spastic patient> b : characterized by hypertonic muscles < spastic cerebral palsy>
2 : SPASMODIC 2 <a spastic influx of data>
– spas · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb