[spas.tic] adj [L spasticus, fr. Gk spastikos drawing in, fr. span] (1753) 1: of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with spasm "a ~ colon" "a ~ patient"
2: spasmodic
2. "a ~ influx of data" -- spas.ti.cal.ly adv
[2]spastic n (1896): one suffering from spastic paralysis