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explosive
[ik-sploh-siv]
adjective
tending or serving to explode.
an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance.
pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion.
explosive violence.
likely to lead to violence or hostility.
an explosive issue.
Phonetics.plosive.
noun
an explosive agent or substance, as dynamite.
Phonetics.plosive.
explosive
/ ɪˈəʊɪ /
adjective
of, involving, or characterized by an explosion or explosions
capable of exploding or tending to explode
potentially violent or hazardous; dangerous
an explosive situation
phonetics another word for plosive
noun
a substance that decomposes rapidly under certain conditions with the production of gases, which expand by the heat of the reaction. The energy released is used in firearms, blasting, and rocket propulsion
a plosive consonant; stop
Other 51Թ Forms
- explosively adverb
- explosiveness noun
- nonexplosive adjective
- nonexplosively adverb
- nonexplosiveness noun
- unexplosive adjective
- unexplosively adverb
- unexplosiveness noun
- ˈDzԱ noun
- ˈDz adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of explosive1
Example Sentences
Over a brief but explosive career, the singer spotlighted the darker undercurrents of India's Punjab region - gangster culture, unemployment, and political decay - while evoking a deep nostalgia for village life.
Marines on Tuesday in what some called an unprecedented and potentially explosive deployment of active-duty troops with hazy mission objectives.
Elon Musk appears to be walking back one of his more explosive claims in an ongoing online feud with Donald Trump.
His explosive row with President Donald Trump - and the very public airing of his dirty White House laundry - suggests Musk's changing priorities might not quite be the salve they had been hoping for.
North Wales Police confirmed an explosives disposal team attended the school, removed the items and carried out a successful controlled explosion, with officers finding no wider safety issues.
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