convulsive

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adjective

1. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions;
resembling a spasm (Freq. 2)
- convulsive motions
- his body made a spasmodic jerk
- spastic movements
• Syn:
spasmodic, spastic
• Similar to:
unsteady
• Derivationally related forms:
spasticity (for: spastic), convulse
2. resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent (Freq. 1)
- a convulsive rage
- convulsive laughter
• Similar to:
violent
• Derivationally related forms:
convulse

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  spasmodic, spastic