convulsivelyadv.
/kənˈvʌlsɪvli/ In a convulsive manner; spasmodically.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adverb] > convulsively
convulsively1796
spasmodically1841
convulsedly1903
the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > with convulsive violence
convulsively1796
spasmodically1841
1796 R. Southey Mary, Maid of Inn 20 Her eyes from that object convulsively start.
1802 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 8 251 The larynx heaved up and down convulsively.
1873 H. B. Tristram Land of Moab xv. 291 You clutch convulsively at the excrescences of an overhanging rock.
1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 174 Most political changes are made blindly and convulsively.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
<
adv.1796