spasmodically

Definitions of spasmodically
  1. adverb
    in spurts and fits
    “I began to write intermittently and spasmodically”
  2. adverb
    with spasms
    “the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner”
    synonyms: jerkily
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