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

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First 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 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

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