Both Uses of
spasmodic
in
The War of the Worlds
- The only offensive operation men ventured upon after that night was the preparation of mines and pitfalls, and even in that their energies were frantic and spasmodic.†
Chpt 1.15 *
- There were sturdy workmen thrusting their way along, wretched, unkempt men, clothed like clerks or shopmen, struggling spasmodically; a wounded soldier my brother noticed, men dressed in the clothes of railway porters, one wretched creature in a nightshirt with a coat thrown over it.†
Chpt 1.16
Definition:
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(spasmodic) happening for short periods and not in a regular pattern; or relating to muscle spasms