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convulsively

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a convulsive manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adverb

Meaning 2

with convulsions, in a convulsive way

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her leg twitched convulsively

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English convulsive Middle English -ly English -ly English convulsively From convulsive + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: конвулсивно (konvulsivno) — in a convulsive manner
  • Catalan: convulsivament — in a convulsive manner
  • French: convulsivement — in a convulsive manner
  • Italian: convulsivamente — in a convulsive manner
  • Portuguese: convulsivamente — in a convulsive manner
  • Spanish: convulsivamente — in a convulsive manner