convulsive

Adjective
  1. Affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions;
    Resembling a spasm (synset 302311435)
    "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements"
    similar to: unsteady - subject to change or variation
    same as: spasmodic, spastic
  2. Resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent (synset 302521398)
    "a convulsive rage"; "convulsive laughter"
    similar to: violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

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