Convulsive - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈvʌlsɪv|  American pronunciation of the word convulsive
Brit.  |kənˈvʌlsɪv|  British pronunciation of the word convulsive

adjective

- affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm (syn: spasmodic, spastic)
convulsive motions
- resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent
a convulsive rage
convulsive laughter

Extra examples

...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...

Con's body jerked convulsively.

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