Spastic has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
a person suffering from spastic paralysis
2
A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.
Adjective
1
relating to or characterized by spasm
"a spastic colon"
"spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"
2
suffering from spastic paralysis
"a spastic child"
3
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
"convulsive motions"
"his body made a spasmodic jerk"
"spastic movements"
4
Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
Example Sentences
"a spastic colon"
adjective
"spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"
adjective
"a spastic child"
adjective
"convulsive motions"
adjective
"his body made a spasmodic jerk"
adjective
"spastic movements"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)