spastic > define

noun

• A person suffering from spastic paralysis.

adjective

• Relating to or characterized by spasm.
  • usage: "a spastic colon"; "spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"
• Suffering from spastic paralysis.
  • usage: "a spastic child"
• Affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm.
  • usage: "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"
  • synonyms: convulsive, spasmodic