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1. (adj.) explosive
tending or serving to explode:
an explosive temper.
2. explosive
pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion:
explosive violence.
3. explosive
likely to lead to violence or hostility:
an explosive issue.
4. (n.) explosive
an explosive agent or substance.
Etymology: (1660–70)
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| Definition of 'Explosive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) explosive
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
2. (adj) explosive
serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
"an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper"
3. (adj) explosive, volatile
liable to lead to sudden change or violence
"an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
4. (adj) explosive
sudden and loud
"an explosive laugh"
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1. (adjective) explosive
able to explode
an explosive device; explosive materials
2. explosive
likely to become angry or violent
police trained to deal with explosive situations; an explosive political issue
3. explosive
increasing rapidly
the explosive growth in the industry
4. (noun) explosive
a substance that is made to explode
the explosives used in the bombing
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Explosive
driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder
2. (noun) Explosive
an explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine
3. (noun) Explosive
a sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.]
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Sense: likely to explode
Hydrogen is a dangerously explosive gas.
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 Afrikaans: plofbare |
 Arabic: مُتَفَجِّر، قابِل للإنْفِ |
 Bulgarian: експлозивен |
 Brazilian: explosivo |
 Czech: výbušný |
 German: explosiv |
 Danish: sprængfarlig; eksplosiv |
 Greek: εκρηκτικός |
 Spanish: explosivo |
 Estonian: plahvatusohtlik |
 Farsi: انفجاری؛ منفجره |
 Finnish: räjähtävä |
 French: explosif |
 Hebrew: נָפִיץ |
 Hindi: विस्फोटक |
 Croatian: eksplozivan |
 Hungarian: robbanó |
 Indonesian: mudah meledak |
 Icelandic: sprengifimur |
 Italian: esplosivo |
 Japanese: 爆発性の |
 Korean: 폭발성의 |
 Lithuanian: sprogstamasis |
 Latvian: sprāgstošs; (par cilvēku) |
 Malay: mudah meletup |
 Dutch: ontplofbaar |
 Norwegian: spreng-, sprengnings-, ek |
 Polish: wybuchowy |
 Persian: انفجاری؛ منفجره |
 Pashto: انفجارى |
 Portuguese: explosivo |
 Romanian: explozibil |
 Russian: взрывчатый |
 Slovak: výbušný |
 Slovenian: eksploziven |
 Serbian: eksplozivan |
 Swedish: explosiv |
 Thai: ซึ่งสามารถระเบิดได้ |
 Turkish: patlayıcı |
 Taiwanese: 易爆炸的，可能引爆的 |
 Ukrainian: вибуховий |
 Urdu: دھماکا خیز |
 Vietnamese: dễ nổ |
 Chinese: 易爆炸的 |
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