"twitchlike" meaning in English

See twitchlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more twitchlike [comparative], most twitchlike [superlative]
Etymology: From twitch + -like. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|twitch|-like}} twitch + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} twitchlike (comparative more twitchlike, superlative most twitchlike)
  1. Resembling a twitch.
    Sense id: en-twitchlike-en-adj-7aiQsmV6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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          "ref": "2000, Jonathan Kellerman, Dr. Death: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Random House, page 62",
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          "text": "If a twitchlike increment in force is obtained with stimulation of the nerve innervating part of the contracting muscles, suboptimal motoneuron output is obvious.",
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