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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Convulsive \Con*vul"sive\, adjective [Cf. F. convulsif.] Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.
An irregular, convulsive movement may be necessary to throw off an irregular, convulsive disease. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
convulsive
adjective
1: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" [syn: {spasmodic}, {spastic}]
2: resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent; "a convulsive rage"; "convulsive laughter"
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