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| ex·plo·sive [ ik splṓssiv, ik splṓziv ] |
adjective |
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1. likely to explode: able or serving to explode
  an explosive mixture of oxygen and methane
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2. operated by exploding: designed to explode or operated by means of something that explodes
an explosive device
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3. likely to generate violent anger: likely to cause or erupt suddenly into angry disagreement or violence
an explosive temperament
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4. sudden and dramatic: happening or appearing suddenly and dramatically
Tourism experienced explosive growth in the 1990s.
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5. phonetics
Same as plosive
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noun (plural ex·plo·sives) |
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1. something that explodes: a substance or device that suddenly produces a volume of rapidly expanding gas
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2. phonetics
Same as plosive
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| ex·plo·sive·ly adverb |
| ex·plo·sive·ness noun |
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