convulsive
con·vul·sive
adj \kən-ˈvəl-siv\Definition of CONVULSIVE
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>
— con·vul·sive·ly adverb
— con·vul·sive·ness noun
Examples of CONVULSIVE
- <the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960s>
- <after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points>
First Known Use of CONVULSIVE
1615
Related to CONVULSIVE
Near Antonyms: calm, peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled
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