Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spasmodically

/spæzmˈɔdɪkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
spas-mod-i-cal-ly
IPA
/spæzmˈɔdɪkli/
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English spasmodic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English spasmodically From spasmodic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more spasmodically (comparative) most spasmodically (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce spasmodically?
The recorded pronunciation is /spæzmˈɔdɪkli/.
What does spasmodically mean?
In a spasmodic manner; intermittently.
Where does spasmodically come from?
Etymology tree English spasmodic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English spasmodically From spasmodic + -ally.

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