σπαστικός
From LSJ
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A drawing in, absorbing, τῆς τροφῆς Arist.PA683a22, cf. Pr.881b15; σ. ζῴδια Cat. Cod.Astr. 1.166, 4.152, 8(3).100.
