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Definition of convulsive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

convulsive

adjective
 
/kənˈvʌlsɪv/
 
/kənˈvʌlsɪv/
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  1. (of movements or actions) sudden and impossible to control
    • a convulsive movement/attack/fit
    • Her breath came in convulsive gasps.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryConvulsive is used with these nouns:
    • fit
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See convulsive in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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