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ATACTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does atactic mean?
• ATACTIC (adjective)
The adjective ATACTIC has 1 sense:
1. lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia
Familiarity information: ATACTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
atactic; ataxic
Pertainym:
ataxia (inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait)
Derivation:
ataxia (inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait)
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