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paroxysmic
adjective
par·ox·ys·mic
\¦parək¦sizmik, -mēk\
Definition of paroxysmic
: paroxysmal the tension … made their sleep too desperate and paroxysmic to deserve being called rest — H. L. Davis
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Origin and Etymology of paroxysmic
International Scientific Vocabulary paroxysm + -ic
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