CONVULSIVE


Meaning of CONVULSIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈvəl-siv ]

adjective

Date: 1615

1.

a. : constituting or producing a convulsion

b. : caused by or affected with convulsions

2. : resembling a convulsion in being violent, sudden, frantic, or spasmodic

convulsive laughter

Synonyms: see fitful

• con·vul·sive·ly adverb

• con·vul·sive·ness noun

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