explosive

Definition

  • adjective: able to cause an explosion
  • adjective: relating to, characterized by, or operated by 'explosion'
  • synonyms: cordite, fulminant, dynamogen

Examples

  • The police are trying to defuse a very 'explosive' [='volatile'] situation.

  • the danger of working with 'high explosives' [=very powerful explosives]

  • The region has experienced 'explosive' [='rapid'] population growth.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) That's enough for me. Fine. Go, then. It's not like we could stop you anyways. Oh, Sylvester, you disappoint me. Every host's spine, mine included, has an explosive charge which will detonate if I try to leave. Isn't that right? A fail-safe. Which vertebra was it? C. (..)
    2016 TvShow: Westworld Title: Trace Decay Season: 1 Episode 8