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[ kuhn-vuhl-siv ] / kənˈvʌl sɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR convulsive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms. producing or accompanied by convulsion: convulsive rage. Origin of convulsiveFrom the Latin word convulsīvus, dating back to 1605–15. See convulse, -ive SYNONYMS FOR convulsiveSEE SYNONYMS FOR convulsive ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM convulsivecon·vul·sive·ly, adverbcon·vul·sive·ness, nounpost·con·vul·sive, adjectiveun·con·vul·sive, adjective un·con·vul·sive·ly, adverbun·con·vul·sive·ness, noun Words nearby convulsiveconvoy, convulsant, convulse, convulsion, convulsionary, convulsive, convulsive disorder, Conway, conworld, Conwy, cony Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for convulsiveIn the throes of its convulsive Cultural Revolution, with exactly one ambassador permitted overseas, Beijing was totally isolated. Winston Lord and Leslie H. Gelb: Nixon’s China Opening, 40 Years Later|Winston Lord, Leslie H. Gelb|February 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST Richard Nixon won big in 1972, for instance, at a time of deep and convulsive national unhappiness. Obama’s Era of Decline|Peter Beinart|August 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST The sixth was small and dark, with nervous, convulsive movements. The Forged Coupon and Other Stories|Leo Tolstoy I caught sight of the convulsive clasp with which she drew to her breast the tiny bundle she held; then darkness fell again. Room Number 3|Anna Katharine Green
Hayward bowed his head, while a convulsive tremor shook his frame. The Border Spy|Lieut. Col. Hazeltine There was a groan—a smothered cry—a wild and convulsive movement among the sleeping Indians; and all again was silent. John Greenleaf Whittier|W. Sloane Kennedy McCarthy, proud as the Old Guard, sat smoking on; only one leg was drawn up under the other in a tense, convulsive way. Stover at Yale|Owen Johnson
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adj.Characterized by or having the nature of convulsions. Having or producing convulsions. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |