convulsive
Americanadjective
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of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms.
- Synonyms:
- spasmodic
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producing or accompanied by convulsion.
convulsive rage.
Other Word Forms
- convulsively adverb
- convulsiveness noun
- postconvulsive adjective
- unconvulsive adjective
- unconvulsively adverb
- unconvulsiveness noun
Etymology
Origin of convulsive
From the Latin word convulsīvus, dating back to 1605–15. See convulse, -ive
Example Sentences
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John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.”
From Salon
Just occasionally, there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.
From BBC
Continuous monitoring of child deaths and improvements in health records to track how often these convulsive seizures precede death, he explains, will be needed for this to be confirmed.
From Science Daily
"Such crises are resolved through understanding and reliance on rationality, away from the language of emotion and convulsive populist statements that only produce more crises and tension", Sudani was quoted as telling his cabinet.
From Reuters
Because those effects are difficult to observe in living patients, most studies are done on human brains post-mortem — as Meduna did in the early days of convulsive therapies — or on rodents.
From Salon
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