Definitions For Paroxysmal

adjective

  • Accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms

noun

  • A sudden attack or increase of symptoms of a disease (such as pain, coughing, shaking, etc.) that often occurs again and again
  • A sudden strong feeling or expression of emotion that cannot be controlled

Is Paroxysmal a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
24
Words with Friends
26

The word Paroxysmal is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Paroxysmal in a Sentence

  • He went into paroxysms of laughter.
  • A paroxysm of laughter greeted the pratfall

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