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convulsional

convulsional adjective: pertaining to, or having, convulsions.

Adjective

convulsional (comparative more convulsional, superlative most convulsional)

  1. Pertaining to, or having, convulsions.
    • January 9 1824, Charles Lamb, letter to Bernard Barton
      an occasional convulsional cough

Forms of convulsional

comparativemore convulsional
superlativemost convulsional

Origin of convulsional

From convulsion + -al.

Questions about convulsional

What does convulsional mean?
Convulsional means pertaining to, or having, convulsions.
What part of speech is convulsional?
Convulsional is an adjective.

Words near convulsional in the dictionary

  1. convulses
  2. convulseth
  3. convulsible
  4. convulsing
  5. convulsion
  6. convulsional
  7. convulsionaries
  8. convulsionary
  9. convulsionism
  10. convulsionist
  11. convulsionists

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