"convulsive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kənˈvʌlsɪv/ Forms: more convulsive [comparative], most convulsive [superlative]
Etymology: From French convulsif. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|convulsif}} French convulsif Head templates: {{en-adj}} convulsive (comparative more convulsive, superlative most convulsive)
  1. Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
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  2. Having or producing convulsions. Translations (having or producing convulsions): convulsiu (Catalan), convuls (Catalan), convulsif (French), convulsivo (Galician), convulso (Galician), convulsivo (Italian), 痙攣性の (keiren-sei-no) (alt: けいれんせいの) (Japanese), convulsivo (Portuguese), convulso (Portuguese), convulsivo (Spanish), convulso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-convulsive-en-adj-q-U4qjhf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of 'having or producing convulsions': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anticonvulsive, convulsively, convulsiveness, electroconvulsive, nonconvulsive, photoconvulsive, postconvulsive, proconvulsive, subconvulsive Related terms: chemoconvulsive, convulsant, convulse, convulsion
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