Spastic
adjective
Involving sudden uncontrolled movements of the muscles.
He has a spastic disorder which affects his mobility.
Often appears as...
- spastic condition
- spastic disorder
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
A person suffering from muscle spasms or a disease causing them, such as cerebral palsy.
As a spastic, he had difficulty with movement but not with intellectual tasks.
Often appears as...
- cerebral spastic
- infantile spastic
Usage tips
Neutral
adjective
Used in a derogatory way to refer to a person with physical disabilities or lack of coordination.
They were making fun of him, calling him spastic.
Often appears as...
- don't be spastic
- stop acting spastic
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Involving sudden uncontrolled movements of the muscles.
He has a spastic disorder which affects his mobility.
Often appears as...
- spastic condition
- spastic disorder
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
A person suffering from muscle spasms or a disease causing them, such as cerebral palsy.
As a spastic, he had difficulty with movement but not with intellectual tasks.
Often appears as...
- cerebral spastic
- infantile spastic
Usage tips
Neutral
adjective
Used in a derogatory way to refer to a person with physical disabilities or lack of coordination.
They were making fun of him, calling him spastic.
Often appears as...
- don't be spastic
- stop acting spastic
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Medical Context
Used to describe involuntary muscle movements, often related to neurological conditions.
After the stroke, her arm movements became spastic.
Pro Tip 2/2Sensitivity Needed
Be cautious when using medically, as it can be seen as insensitive or offensive if misused.
The doctor explained the spastic muscle episodes with care.
Compare with
agitatecontractconvulsivejerkystifftensetwitchyuncoordinated
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your average increases and that's just how the math works. It didn't matter to me if I'd spent the morning really struggling with my medication, or at lunch my legs being very spastic, or even if I had fallen out of my wheelchair. Ask my wife. It happens quite often. She's here.
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To overcome challenges,...
your average increases and that's just how the math works. It didn't matter to me if I'd spent the morning really struggling with my medication, or at lunch my legs being very spastic, or even if I had fallen out of my wheelchair. Ask my wife. It happens quite often. She's here.
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Rajiv Menon
Indian Director
I was witness to a beautiful relationship between cricketer Anil Kumble and a boy suffering from muscular dystrophy. Moved, I wrote 'Spin' - a small film about a cricketer and a spastic boy. But I couldn't find backing.
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Scott Adams
American Cartoonist
I burned out my drawing hand by using it too much. The common word for it is writer's cramp. The fancy words for it are focal dystonia. The symptom in my case was a pinky finger that went spastic when I tried to draw.
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Leon Russell
American Musician
When I was born, I had a birth injury in my second and third vertebrae. It gave me what they called spastic paralysis, which is actually cerebral palsy.
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Robert Dallek
American Historian
John Kennedy had so many different medical problems that began when he was a boy. He started out with intestinal problems... spastic colitis.
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Lauren Bacall
American Actress
You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now.
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Stephen Colletti
American Actor
I was a very spastic kid who loved to see how high he could climb a tree. That's just the way I've always been.
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Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football.
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Rick Harrison
American Businessman
I'm a really spastic guy. I can't sit still.
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Tony Hale
American Actor
I was kind of a spastic, creative kid.
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Rajiv Menon
Indian Director
I was witness to a beautiful relationship between cricketer Anil Kumble and a boy suffering from muscular dystrophy. Moved, I wrote 'Spin' - a small film about a cricketer and a spastic boy. But I couldn't find backing.
Quote examples
Scott Adams
American Cartoonist
I burned out my drawing hand by using it too much. The common word for it is writer's cramp. The fancy words for it are focal dystonia. The symptom in my case was a pinky finger that went spastic when I tried to draw.
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Leon Russell
American Musician
When I was born, I had a birth injury in my second and third vertebrae. It gave me what they called spastic paralysis, which is actually cerebral palsy.
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Robert Dallek
American Historian
John Kennedy had so many different medical problems that began when he was a boy. He started out with intestinal problems... spastic colitis.
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Lauren Bacall
American Actress
You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now.
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Stephen Colletti
American Actor
I was a very spastic kid who loved to see how high he could climb a tree. That's just the way I've always been.
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Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football.
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Rick Harrison
American Businessman
I'm a really spastic guy. I can't sit still.
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Tony Hale
American Actor
I was kind of a spastic, creative kid.
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