convulsionary
[ kuhn-vuhl-shuh-ner-ee ]
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.
Origin of convulsionary
1First recorded in 1735–45; convulsion + -ary
Words Nearby convulsionary
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How to use convulsionary in a sentence
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 LangFormerly rude and convulsionary forces were actively at work, to compel chaos into anarchy and anarchy into order.
In the Oregon Country | George Palmer Putnam
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