CONVULSIVE


Meaning of CONVULSIVE in English

kənˈvəlsiv, -sēv also -səv adjective

Etymology: French convulsif, from convuls ion + -if -ive

1. : producing or accompanied by convulsion

convulsive disorders

: affected by or having convulsions

convulsive children

: accompanying or resembling convulsion

convulsive motions

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

the nation … made a convulsive effort to free itself from military domination — T.B.Macaulay

he had a convulsive drive, a boundless and explosive fervor — S.N.Behrman

a convulsive little hug — Agnes S. Turnbull

• con·vul·sive·ly -sə̇vlē, -li adverb

• con·vul·sive·ness -sivnə̇s, -sēv- also -səv- noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.