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| 1. | [ adjective ] tending or serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst | |
| Examples: | "an explosive device" "explosive gas" "explosive force" "explosive violence" "an explosive temper" |
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| Related terms: | nonexplosive bursting detonative | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] liable to lead to sudden change or violence | |
| Synonyms: | volatile | |
| Examples: | "an explosive issue" "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation" |
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| Related terms: | unstable | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] sudden and loud | |
| Examples: | "an explosive laugh" |
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| Related terms: | sudden | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck | |
| Related terms: | chemical gunpowder high_explosive dynamite explosive_mixture warhead smokeless_powder TNT impulse_explosive charge blasting_gelatin HN plastic_explosive explosive_compound cordite low_explosive explosive_device | |
| Similar spelling: |
explosively exploitive explorative explosion expletive exploitative explore explode explorer exploded exploiter exploited exploit |
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