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spasmodically adverb uk /spæzˈmɒd.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /spæzˈmɑː.dɪ.kəl.i/ for short periods of time and not in a regular way: Letters from my sister arrived spasmodically and rarely in the right order. During the next sixteen years, minor earthquakes continued to shake the area spasmodically. Related word
spasmodic John sat down in front of the television and changed the channels spasmodically. He has worked only spasmodically in the past ten years but always manages to keep going financially. From the age of nine, Proust suffered spasmodically but severely from asthma. You won't find success if you train only spasmodically. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Frequency & regularity - general words (as) regular as clockworkidiom -ly clockwork endemically erratic erratically fitful irregular irregularity irregularly like clockworkidiom many on and offidiom on-off periodic periodically prevalence religiously unsynchronized would |