Convulsive

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Convulsive \Con*vul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. convulsif.]
     Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms;
     characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.
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           An irregular, convulsive movement may be necessary to


           throw off an irregular, convulsive disease. --Burke.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  convulsive
       adj 1: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions;
              resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body
              made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" [syn: {spasmodic},
               {spastic}]
       2: resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent; "a
          convulsive rage"; "convulsive laughter"