Why Is Convulsively an Adverb?
Other Things Occur Convulsively Too, Like Hiccups and Laughter and Crying: "She Sobbed Convulsively When Her Dog Ran Away." the Adverb Convulsively Comes from...
Other things occur convulsively too, like hiccups and laughter and crying: "She sobbed convulsively when her dog ran away." The adverb convulsively comes from the verb convulse, which is rooted in the Latin convulsus, "pulled away" or "wrenched."
What type of word is convulsively?
of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms. producing or accompanied by convulsion: convulsive rage.
What does convulsively mean?
: causing or marked by violent, frantic, or jerky movement By convulsive efforts he got on his feet, staggered, and fell.— Jack London, The Call of the Wild. Other Words from convulsive. convulsively adverb.
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