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spasmodist

American

[spaz-muh-dist] / ˈspæz mə dɪst /

noun

a person who is spasmodic, especially in style, as a writer, painter, etc.

Other Word Forms

spasmodism

noun

Etymology

Origin of spasmodist

First recorded in 1840–50; spasmod(ic) + -ist

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