亚洲网紅露点

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spastic

[ spas-tik ]

adjective

  1. Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by spasm, especially tonic spasm.
  2. Slang: Offensive. awkward or clumsy.


noun

  1. Pathology. a person exhibiting spasms.
  2. Slang: Offensive. an awkward or clumsy person.

spastic

/ sp忙s藞t瑟s瑟t瑟; 藞sp忙st瑟k /

noun

  1. an old-fashioned and now offensive name for a person who has cerebral palsy
  2. taboo.
    a clumsy, incapable, or incompetent person
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. affected by or resembling spasms
  2. taboo.
    clumsy, incapable or incompetent
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Sensitive Note

The slang use of spastic (or spaz ) to mean 鈥渃lumsy鈥 is perceived as insulting to people who are affected with muscular spasms.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蝉辫补蝉迟颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
  • 蝉辫补蝉藞迟颈肠颈迟测, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉辫补蝉顎僼颈路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 蝉辫补蝉路迟颈肠路颈路迟测 [spa-, stis, -i-tee], noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of spastic1

1745鈥55; < Latin spasticus afflicted with spasms < Greek 蝉辫补蝉迟颈办贸蝉 of a spasm, equivalent to spas-, stem of 蝉辫芒苍 to pull off, pluck, convulse + -tikos -tic
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of spastic1

C18: from Latin spasticus, from Greek spastikos, from spasmos spasm
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Knowing how these molecular machines work may be key to understanding and treating motoneuron diseases such as multiple sclerosis and spastic paraplegia.

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We witnessed it early in 2015 when Trump, on video, mocked a disabled reporter by flailing his arms in spastic motions and moaning.

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She said her husband, who has spastic cerebral palsy and who uses a motorised wheelchair, was not offered any help by Air Canada crew to get off the plane.

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However, Popert, who was born with a form of cerebral palsy called spastic diplegia, bogeyed the eighth and Lawlor birdied the 10th to leave them tied on two over par.

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The most common type is spastic diplegia, which Diviney is diagnosed with.

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