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con·vul·sive
(kən-vŭl′sĭv)adj.
1. Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
2. Having or producing convulsions.
con·vul′sive·ly adv.
con·vul′sive·ness n.
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con•vul•sive
(kənˈvʌl sɪv)adj.
1. of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms.
2. producing or accompanied by convulsions.
[1605–15; < Latin]
con•vul′sive•ly, adv.
con•vul′sive•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | convulsive - affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" |
2. | convulsive - resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent; "a convulsive rage"; "convulsive laughter" violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike" |
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convulsive
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Translations
مُتَشَنِّج، مُضْطَـرب
křečovitýotřásající
krampagtig
görcsösrángatózó
krampakenndur
kŕčovitý
katılmaya yol açansarsıcı
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convulsive
[kənˈvʌlsɪv] adj [movement, action, sob] → convulsif/iveCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
convulsive
adj → konvulsiv(isch) (spec), → Krampf-; movement also → krampfhaft; convulsive laughter → Lachkrämpfe pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
convulsive
[kənˈvʌlsɪv] adj (movement, laughter) → convulso/a (Med) → convulsivo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
convulse
(kənˈvals) verb to shake violently. convulsed with laughter.
conˈvulsive (-siv) adjectiveconˈvulsively adverb
conˈvulsion (-ʃən) noun
(often in plural) a sudden stiffening or jerking of the muscles of the body.
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