convulsively

• Adverbe signifiant « de manière soudaine, violente et incontrôlée », décrivant généralement des mouvements corporels spasmodiques, souvent provoqués par une émotion forte, une douleur ou une maladie.

An adverb meaning "in a sudden, violent, and uncontrollable manner," typically describing spasmodic movements of the body, often due to emotion, pain, or a medical condition.

1. With convulsive movementsC1formal

   In a manner characterized by sudden, violent, and involuntary contractions of the muscles.

   De manière convulsive

   • The patient's body jerked convulsively during the seizure.
   • He sobbed convulsively after hearing the tragic news.
   • The animal's legs twitched convulsively before it lay still.

   Synonymesfitfullyjerkilyspasmodically

   Antonymescalmlygentlysmoothlysteadily