Meanings
comparative more convulsive · superlative most convulsive
- Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
He scarcely appeared to heed what was doing on the stage; perhaps Norboume was the only one who noticed the convulsive movement of the bitten lip, or the slight shudder which shook him at any unexpected sound.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A First Night”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 68 - Having or producing convulsions.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveaffected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
adjectiveresembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchconvulsif
- Englishconvulsive
From French convulsif.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan convulsiu, convuls
- convulsiuhaving or producing convulsions
- convulshaving or producing convulsions
French convulsif
- convulsifhaving or producing convulsions
Italian convulsivo
- convulsivohaving or producing convulsions
Japanese 痙攣性の
- 痙攣性の (keiren-sei-no)having or producing convulsions
Portuguese convulsivo, convulso
- convulsivohaving or producing convulsions
- convulsohaving or producing convulsions
Spanish convulsivo, convulso
- convulsivohaving or producing convulsions
- convulsohaving or producing convulsions
Cite this entry
convulsive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convulsive
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