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.

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