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Spastic vs Spasticity - What's the difference?

spastic | spasticity |

As nouns the difference between spastic and spasticity

is that spastic is a person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy while spasticity is the state, quality or property of being spastic.

As an adjective spastic

is (pathology) of, relating to, or affected by spasm.

spastic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (pathology) Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
  • (pathology) Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
  • (slang, pejorative) Clumsy.
  • (slang, pejorative) Hyperactive, excited, and acting in a random manner.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.
  • (slang, offensive) A stupid, clumsy person.
  • * I'm Alan Partridge'' (TV series), ''To Kill a Mocking Alan
    • Jed Maxwell: See you next week then. We'll have that pint.
    Alan Partridge: Yep.
    Jed Maxwell: ...go and see my brother.
    Alan Partridge: No way, you big spastic ! You're a mentalist!

    Derived terms

    * spack * spacker * spaz, spazz

    Usage notes

    The word is perceived as relatively inoffensive in the United States, but extremely offensive in the United Kingdom.

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    spasticity

    English

    Noun

    (spasticities)
  • The state, quality or property of being spastic.