convulsive
English Thesaurus
1. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm (adj.all)
| similar | : | unsteady, |
| definition | : | subject to change or variation (adj.all) |
2. resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent (adj.all)
| similar | : | violent, |
| definition | : | acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity (adj.all) |
3. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm (adj.all)
| derivation | : | spasticity, |
| definition | : | the quality of moving or acting in spasms (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | convulse, |
| definition | : | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | convulse, |
| definition | : | cause to contract (verb.contact) |
4. resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent (adj.all)
| derivation | : | convulse, |
| definition | : | be overcome with laughter (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | convulse, |
| definition | : | make someone convulse with laughter (verb.communication) |
5. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm (adj.all)
| derivation | : | spasticity, |
| definition | : | the quality of moving or acting in spasms (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | convulse, |
| definition | : | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | convulse, |
| definition | : | cause to contract (verb.contact) |
6. resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent (adj.all)
| derivation | : | convulse, |
| definition | : | be overcome with laughter (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | convulse, |
| definition | : | make someone convulse with laughter (verb.communication) |
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