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English
Etymology
From convulsive + -ly.
Adverb
convulsively (comparative more convulsively, superlative most convulsively)
- In a convulsive manner.
1837, L E L, “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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