explosive

English

Etymology

From Latin explos-, stem of the perfect passive participle of explodō + the suffix -ive.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

explosive (comparative more explosive, superlative most explosive)

  1. With the capability to, or likely to, explode.
  2. Having the character of an explosion.
    explosive fire
  3. (figuratively) Shocking; startling.
    an explosive accusation
  4. (slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
    He has an explosive personality.

Translations
shocking — see shocking

Noun

explosive (plural explosives)

  1. Any explosive substance.

Translations

French

Adjective

explosive

  1. feminine singular of explosif

German

Adjective

explosive

  1. inflection of explosiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
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