convulsively
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
convulsive + -ly
Adverb[edit]
convulsively (comparative more convulsively, superlative most convulsively)
- In a convulsive manner.
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Parting”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 321:
- But his words died in a strange gurgling in the throat; the eyes suddenly became fixed; the mouth fell; once he stretched out his hands convulsively, but they instantly relaxed, and his head sunk on Norbourne's arm.
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Translations[edit]
in a convulsive manner
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