| ADJECTIVE | all | convulsive, spasmodic, spastic | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions |
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| all | convulsive | resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent |
| Sounds | kahnvah'lsihv | |
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| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm. | |
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| Example | "convulsive motions" | |
| Synonyms | spasmodic, spastic | |
| Broader | unsteady | subject to change or variation |
| Spanish | convulsivo, espasmódico, espástico | |
| Adverbs | convulsively | with convulsions, in a convulsive way |
| Verbs | convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm |
| convulse | cause to contract | |
| Meaning | resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent. | |
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| Broader | violent | Acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity |
| Spanish | convulsivo | |
| Verbs | convulse | be overcome with laughter |
| convulse | make someone convulse with laughter | |
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