convulsive vs hysterical

convulsive

adj
  • Having or producing convulsions. 

  • Marked by or having the nature of convulsions. 

hysterical

adj
  • Having, or prone to having hysterics. 

  • Of, or arising from hysteria. 

  • Provoking uncontrollable laughter. 

How often have the words convulsive and hysterical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )