convulsive > define
adjective
- Affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm.
- usage: "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"
- Resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent.
- usage: "a convulsive rage"; "convulsive laughter"
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(a.) Producing or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary