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A vehicle with 50% engine capacity lacks motor co-ordination
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ataxic
Word definitions for ataxic in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ataxic \A*tax"ic\, a. [Cf. F. ataxique. See Ataxia .] (Med.) Characterized by ataxy, that is, by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or by a lack of coordinating power in movements. Ataxic fever , malignant typhus fever. --Pinel.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Pertaining to ataxia.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1853, from ataxia + -ic .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia [syn: atactic ]
Usage examples of ataxic.
Soon, ataxic (irregular) nervous symptoms declared themselves, and it became plain that the system had been infected by the poison.
Their dead joints moved stiffly, awkwardly, as if resisting the power that impelled them, yet they worked tirelessly, in utter silence, surprisingly efficient despite their ataxic movements.