convulsionary

English

Etymology

From convulsion +‎ -ary.

Noun

convulsionary (plural convulsionaries)

1. A convulsionist.

Adjective

convulsionary (comparative more convulsionary, superlative most convulsionary)

1. Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive.

   convulsionary meeting

   convulsionary performance

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     Convulsionary struggles.

References

• “convulsionary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.