convulsionary

[ kuh n-vuhl-shuh-ner-ee ]

/ kənˈvʌl ʃəˌnɛr i /

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adjective

of or affected with convulsion.

noun, plural con·vul·sion·ar·ies.

a person who has convulsions, especially as a result of religious experience.

Nearby words

convolvulus, convoy, convulsant, convulse, convulsion, convulsionary, convulsive, convulsive disorder, conway, conwy, cony

Origin of convulsionary

First recorded in 1735–45; convulsion + -ary

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Examples from the Web for convulsionary

He was a convulsionary, and his head would be found wedged into tight places whence it could hardly be extracted.
Cock Lane and Common-Sense|Andrew Lang
Formerly rude and convulsionary forces were actively at work, to compel chaos into anarchy and anarchy into order.
In the Oregon Country|George Palmer Putnam