Main Entry: ¹spas·tic

Pronunciation: \ˈspas-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-)lē\ adverb