spasmodically

1. 1.

   with spasms

   “the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner”

   Synonymsjerkily
2. 2.

   in spurts and fits

   “I began to write intermittently and spasmodically”

Questions about spasmodically

What does spasmodically mean?

spasmodically means "with spasms". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spasmodically?

spasmodically has 4 syllables: spa-smodi-cal-ly. The stress falls on "smodi". In IPA it is /spæzˈmɔdɪkli/.

What is another word for spasmodically?

Close synonyms include jerkily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.