Adjective
- 1. convulsive, spasmodic, spastic, unsteady (vs. steady)
- usage: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"
- 2. convulsive, violent (vs. nonviolent)
- usage: resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent; "a convulsive rage"; "convulsive laughter"
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