adj
Meaning 1
Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
convulsive
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/kənˈvʌlsɪv/
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adj
Meaning 2
Having or producing convulsions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- convulsive motions
- his body made a spasmodic jerk
- spastic movements
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spasmodic, spastic
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a convulsive rage
- convulsive laughter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French convulsif.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: convulsiu — having or producing convulsions
- Catalan: convuls — having or producing convulsions
- French: convulsif — having or producing convulsions
- Galician: convulsivo — having or producing convulsions
- Galician: convulso — having or producing convulsions
- Italian: convulsivo — having or producing convulsions
- Japanese: 痙攣性の (keiren-sei-no) — having or producing convulsions
- Portuguese: convulsivo — having or producing convulsions
- Portuguese: convulso — having or producing convulsions
- Spanish: convulsivo — having or producing convulsions
- Spanish: convulso — having or producing convulsions