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Convulsive

//kənˈvʌlsɪv// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.

    "He scarcely appeared to heed what was doing on the stage; perhaps Norboume was the only one who noticed the convulsive movement of the bitten lip, or the slight shudder which shook him at any unexpected sound."

  2. 2
    Having or producing convulsions.
Adjective
  1. 1
    affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm wordnet
  2. 2
    resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent wordnet

Etymology

From French convulsif.

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