I. ˈspas-tik 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-)lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1896
: one suffering from spastic paralysis