spasmodic vs turbo

spasmodic

adj
  • Intermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts. 

  • Convulsive; consisting of spasms. 

  • Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles. 

  • Erratic or unsustained. 

  • Of or relating to the spasmodic poets, a group of British Victorian poets who wrote introspective drama in verse. 

noun
  • A medicine for suppressing spasms. 

turbo

adj
  • Causing or relating to increased speed. 

  • Very, super, etc.; usually relating to a qualitative value (as opposed to quantitative). 

  • With rapidly-increasing blind levels. 

verb
  • To autofire. 

noun
  • a turbine 

  • A turban shell. 

  • Autofire. 

How often have the words spasmodic and turbo occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )