spastic

(noun, adjective)

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

Similar word(s): ill, sick

3. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm

- his body made a spasmodic jerk

- spastic movements

Similar word(s): unsteady, convulsive, spasmodic

noun

1. a person suffering from spastic paralysis

Definition categories: person, paralytic