say it: spaz-MAW-di-klee
spasmodically is an adverb meaning "with spasms". It carries 2 recorded senses.
with spasms
“the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner”
in spurts and fits
“I began to write intermittently and spasmodically”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for spasmodically come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.