Definition of "spasmodically" [spasmodically]

• In a spasmodic manner; intermittently. (adverb)

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• "Hmmm. I can think of another word-similar but not quite the same as "spasmodically" - to describe Mad Nad and her blogging, but apparently the word's not politically correct these days."
• "1943: Letters are coming in spasmodically while parcels arrive fairly regularly."
• "The green barbets also call spasmodically throughout the month, chiefly in the early morning and the late afternoon, but the only note uttered by the coppersmith is a soft _wow_."