'Spastic' definitions:

Definition of 'spastic'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or characterized by spasm; "a spastic colon"; "spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy"
adjective
Suffering from spastic paralysis; "a spastic child"
adjective
Affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" [syn: convulsive, spasmodic, spastic]
noun
A person suffering from spastic paralysis

Definition of 'Spastic'

From: GCIDE
  • Spastic \Spas"tic\, a. [L. spasticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to draw: cf. F. spastique. See Spasm.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic. [1913 Webster]