What does convulsive mean?
Convulsive means Marked by or having the nature of convulsions..
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/kənˈvʌlsɪv/ · adjective
Marked by or having the nature of convulsions..
He scarcely appeared to heed what was doing on the stage; perhaps Norboume was the only one who noticed the convulsive movement of the bitten lip, or the slight shudder which shook him at any unexpected sound.
Use convulsive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Convulsive means Marked by or having the nature of convulsions..
Common synonyms include unsteady, violent, spastic, spasmodic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He scarcely appeared to heed what was doing on the stage; perhaps Norboume was the only one who noticed the convulsive movement of the bitten lip, or the slight shudder which shook him at any unexpected sound.
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