Both Uses of
spasmodic
in
The Time Machine
- 'That,' said a very young man, making spasmodic efforts to relight his cigar over the lamp; 'that …. very clear indeed.'†
Chpt 1 *
- 'But before the balloons, save for spasmodic jumping and the inequalities of the surface, man had no freedom of vertical movement.'†
Chpt 1
Definition:
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(spasmodic) happening for short periods and not in a regular pattern; or relating to muscle spasms