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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarya-hidden='true'>1 : constituting or producing a convulsion
: caused by or affected with convulsions
: resembling a convulsion in being violent, sudden, frantic, or spasmodic //convulsive laughter
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryOther Words
- convulsively adverb
- convulsiveness noun
Examples
- //the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960s
- //after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1aconvulsive
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- marked by sudden or violent disturbance //the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960sSynonymsNear Antonyms
- marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity //after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 pointsSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms
corporal
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant
noun (2)
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : a linen cloth on which the eucharistic elements are placed
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a-hidden='true'>1 : constituting or producing a convulsion
a-hidden='true'>1 : constituting or producing a convulsion
: caused by or affected with convulsions
: resembling a convulsion in being violent, sudden, frantic, or spasmodic //convulsive laughter
Other Words
- convulsively adverb
- convulsiveness noun
Examples
- //the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960s
- //after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1aconvulsive
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- marked by sudden or violent disturbance //the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960sSynonymsNear Antonyms
- marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity //after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 pointsSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms
corporal
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant
noun (2)
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : a linen cloth on which the eucharistic elements are placed
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a-hidden='true'>1 : constituting or producing a convulsion
a-hidden='true'>1 : constituting or producing a convulsion
: caused by or affected with convulsions
: resembling a convulsion in being violent, sudden, frantic, or spasmodic //convulsive laughter
Other Words
- convulsively adverb
- convulsiveness noun
Examples
- //the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960s
- //after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1aconvulsive
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- marked by sudden or violent disturbance //the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960sSynonymsNear Antonyms
- marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity //after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 pointsSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms
corporal
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant
noun (2)
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : a linen cloth on which the eucharistic elements are placed
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a-hidden='true'>1 : constituting or producing a convulsion
a-hidden='true'>1 : constituting or producing a convulsion
: caused by or affected with convulsions
: resembling a convulsion in being violent, sudden, frantic, or spasmodic //convulsive laughter
Other Words
- convulsively adverb
- convulsiveness noun
Examples
- //the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960s
- //after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1aconvulsive
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- marked by sudden or violent disturbance //the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960sSynonymsNear Antonyms
- marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity //after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 pointsSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms
corporal
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant
noun (2)
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : a linen cloth on which the eucharistic elements are placed
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a-hidden='true'>1 : constituting or producing a convulsion
a-hidden='true'>1 : constituting or producing a convulsion
: caused by or affected with convulsions
: resembling a convulsion in being violent, sudden, frantic, or spasmodic //convulsive laughter
Other Words
- convulsively adverb
- convulsiveness noun
Examples
- //the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960s
- //after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1aconvulsive
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- marked by sudden or violent disturbance //the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960sSynonymsNear Antonyms
- marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity //after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 pointsSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms
corporal
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant
noun (2)
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : a linen cloth on which the eucharistic elements are placed
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